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1 week ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
Weeds are trying to corner the market on your soil. Left unchecked, a single waterhemp plant can flood your weed seed bank with hundreds of thousands of seeds. Without timely postemergence control and layered herbicide protection, you could be financing next year’s weed takeover. Postemergence weed control is a balancing act to protect both the yield of this season as well as future productivity.
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3 weeks ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
Corteva has introduced Forcivo fungicide, a new foliar disease control product for corn, soybeans, and other row crops. The fungicide contains three active ingredients: flutriafol, azoxystrobin, and fluindapyr. Pending registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Forcivo will target a range of foliar fungal diseases, including tar spot, southern rust, and frogeye leaf spot.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
Pivot Bio, which develops microbial nitrogen products as an alternative to synthetic fertilizers, is relocating key parts of its business from Berkeley, California, to the Midwest. The company’s new footprint will be centered in two hubs:• Center for Research, Development, Innovation & Operations – campus focused on science, product development and manufacturing operations. • Global Headquarters – the company’s base for leadership and business operations.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Chelsea Dinterman |Adrienne Held
Lurking beneath the soil, in residue, and adrift on the wind currents, a band of disease desperados waits to rob your yields. The prevalence of these diseases varies annually, as many factors influence which may have the biggest impact on yield. Staying informed, scouting fields regularly, and adjusting management strategies accordingly can help you stay ahead of these yield-robbing villains.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Chelsea Dinterman |Adrienne Held
Lurking beneath the soil, in residue, and adrift on the wind currents, a band of disease desperados waits to rob your yields. The prevalence of these diseases varies annually, as many factors influence which may have the biggest impact on yield. Staying informed, scouting fields regularly, and adjusting management strategies accordingly can help you stay ahead of these yield-robbing villains.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
The sky is the limit when it comes to the utility of drones on the farm, and their popularity is soaring. Uses range from crop scouting and fungicide application to seeding cover crops. Over the past decade, the use of spray drones has been doubling year-over-year, said Arthur Erickson, CEO at Hylio. “Drones have a lot of benefits when it comes to deposition and efficacy of the application of fungicides,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
Although it’s still early in the growing season, weed, insect, and disease pressures will soon emerge in young corn and soybean fields. Keeping detailed records of planting conditions, emergence rates, and stand counts equips farmers with expectations for the current crop, as well as valuable insights for improving decisions. Get an Early Jump on WeedsEarly-season scouting can be a great way to determine preemergence herbicide efficacy and detect herbicide-resistant weeds.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
With black cutworm moths making their annual migration into the Midwest, agronomists are urging farmers to begin scouting susceptible fields to avoid significant crop damage. Trapping reports from across Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin indicate increasing moth activity, marking the beginning of a high-risk window for corn. Trapping efforts begin April 1st and continue through the end of May for black cutworm and armyworm in Illinois and other Midwest states.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held |Chelsea Dinterman
Markets are heating up for soybean oil. Much like the ethanol boom of the early 2000s, the United States has seen a rapid expansion of soybean-crushing facilities and growing demand for soybean production. By 2027, the U.S. soybean crush capacity is expected to increase by 23%, according to a report by CoBank. The expansion is largely driven by the growth of the food processing and biofuels industries.
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1 month ago | 
agriculture.com | Adrienne Held
The International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a final ruling on April 29, 2025, that imports of the herbicide 2,4-D from China and India have harmed domestic producer Corteva Agriscience, resulting in antidumping and countervailing duties at rates yet to be finalized. In testimony to the ITC on April 1, Cynthia Ericson, vice president of Corteva’s weed control segment, said, “Over the past 3 years, a large majority of the imports of 2,4-D into the United States came from China and India.
