Chelsea Dinterman

2 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Chelsea Dinterman

A new EarthOptics program for agronomic recommendations will be available for the 2025 growing season. Total Farm, a subscription-based program, combines the EarthOptics GroundOwl sensor suite, soil biological test results, yield data, and satellite imagery to produce soil fertility and crop planning recommendations. The Total Farm program aims to help farmers improve their efficiency, productivity, and input optimization.

3 weeks ago | muckrack.com | Chelsea Dinterman |Adrienne Held

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.

3 weeks ago | muckrack.com | Chelsea Dinterman

Last July, Extension specialists in southwest Missouri started to notice strange symptoms in their corn crop: purpling in the leaf tips, stunted plants, and abnormal ears. Then, they started to notice the corn leafhoppers. “We estimate from the time we first found them in July to the end of the season, 90% of the state was covered by corn leafhoppers,” said Mandy Bish, an Extension crop pathologist at the University of Missouri.

3 weeks ago | muckrack.com | Chelsea Dinterman

Historically, April is the fifth-wettest month in the U.S., based on the long-term average. June is the wettest, with a historical precipitation average of 3.15 inches. On April 30, 2024, 17% of the contiguous U.S. was in drought. In 2017, the U.S. had 58 million acres of irrigated cropland. AGRICULTURE ACCOUNTS FOR 70% OF FRESHWATER USE WORLDWIDE. High-yielding corn requires 22–30 inches of water per year. Water is most critical during the early reproductive stages.

3 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Chelsea Dinterman

Last July, Extension specialists in southwest Missouri started to notice strange symptoms in their corn crop: purpling in the leaf tips, stunted plants, and abnormal ears. Then, they started to notice the corn leafhoppers. “We estimate from the time we first found them in July to the end of the season, 90% of the state was covered by corn leafhoppers,” said Mandy Bish, an Extension crop pathologist at the University of Missouri.