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What Exactly is Fusarium Graminearum? Common Fungus Makes Big Headlines

2 days ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

What Exactly is Fusarium Graminearum? Common Fungus Makes Big Headlines 6/5/2025 | 5:21 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- This week, it was widely reported that two Chinese nationals had been charged in federal court in Michigan for allegedly smuggling an agricultural pathogen into the United States that is responsible for billions in economic losses worldwide each year.
To Improve Weed Control With Glufosinate, Consider Weather Before Spraying

1 week ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

To Improve Weed Control With Glufosinate, Consider Weather Before Spraying 5/29/2025 | 1:35 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- With no over-the-top dicamba herbicide presently labeled for postemergence weed control, farmers have one fewer option this season.
Confluence Genetics Enters Specialty Soybean Market With Benson Hill Purchase

2 weeks ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

Confluence Genetics Enters Specialty Soybean Market With Benson Hill Purchase 5/23/2025 | 11:48 AM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Roughly two months after St. Louis-based Benson Hill, a specialty soybean company, announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief, a new owner of the company's business assets has been announced.
2025 Winter Wheat Tour Final Average Yield Estimate: 53.0 BPA

3 weeks ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

2025 Winter Wheat Tour Final Average Yield Estimate: 53.0 BPA 5/15/2025 | 12:17 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor MANHATTAN, Kan. (DTN) -- The Wheat Quality Council's 67th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Thursday, May 15, in Manhattan, Kansas.
Winter Wheat Tour Day 2 Average Yield Estimate: 53.3 BPA

3 weeks ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

WICHITA, Kan. (DTN) -- Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's 67th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Wednesday, May 14, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 53.3 bushels per acre (bpa). Scouts assessed 211 wheat fields along six routes traversing western and southern Kansas from Colby to Wichita, along with some sampling in five select counties in northern Oklahoma. Last year, the average yield estimate on these same routes was 42.4 bpa.
Winter Wheat Tour Day 1 Average Yield Estimate: 50.5 BPA

3 weeks ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

COLBY, Kan. (DTN) -- Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's 67th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour concluded Tuesday, May 13, with a total weighted average yield estimate of 50.5 bushels per acre (bpa). Scouts assessed 196 wheat fields along six routes in northwest and north-central Kansas from Manhattan to Colby, along with some sampling in five select counties in southern Nebraska. Last year, the average yield estimate on these same routes was 49.9 bpa.
Kansas Wheat Fields Get a Visit From Crop Scouts on Annual Tour This Week

3 weeks ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

Kansas Wheat Fields Get a Visit From Crop Scouts on Annual Tour This Week 5/12/2025 | 3:25 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor MANHATTAN, Kan. (DTN) -- For the second consecutive season, those who travel to Kansas for the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour are arriving with cautious optimism.
Sorghum Yield Contest Opens: Growers Get New Option to Verify Yields

1 month ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

Sorghum Yield Contest Opens: Growers Get New Option to Verify Yields 5/1/2025 | 5:25 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Sorghum acres are expected to be up this growing season in the United States, and more planted acres mean more opportunities for farmers to participate in the 2025 National Sorghum Yield Contest, which began accepting entries today, May 1.
EPA Plan Outlines Mitigation Requirements for Future Insecticide Use

1 month ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

EPA Plan Outlines Mitigation Requirements for Future Insecticide Use 4/29/2025 | 4:26 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final Insecticide Strategy, the next step in the agency's plan to meet its obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Check Germination Percentage and Adjust Seeding Rate Before Planting Soybeans

1 month ago | dtnpf.com | Jason Jenkins

Check Germination Percentage and Adjust Seeding Rate Before Planting Soybeans 4/23/2025 | 2:49 PM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- Harvest issues plagued some farmers last fall as they combined overly dry soybeans. While that might seem like a problem of the past, not all of those beans are in the rearview mirror.