Dow AgroSciences and DuPont have entered into a commercial cross-licensing agreement regarding soybean herbicide-tolerant traits.

11/12/2009, 9:36 AM CST

Corn farmers have a new option for a preventative and curative fungicide. BASF has received full federal registration for Headline AMP fungicide.

11/12/2009, 9:13 AM CST

Central Kentucky farmer Terry Waldridge could be fiddling a happy tune next Wednesday. Waldridge is the owner of a 1969 John Deere 4000 tractor up for sale on eBay currently. No big deal there, right? Lots of Deere tractors for sale on eBay as well as other websites. But Terry's Deere tractor is special. Very special.

11/11/2009, 2:23 PM CST

The debate over health care legislation will push the Senate's work on a climate change bill into next year, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) said Tuesday. Harkin is one of several farm state Democrats trying to improve a climate change bill recently passed by The Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee.

11/11/2009, 1:10 PM CST

Remember a couple of years ago when outside money started pouring into the grain trade, derailing it from its relationship with traditional fundamentals? As economic uncertainty continues, that's starting to happen again.

11/10/2009, 11:09 AM CST

The corn and soybeans are being put away into storage on the wet side, putting a premium on a good grain drying system and the fuel needed to power it.

11/06/2009, 3:38 PM CST

this week, Lisa and Eric Klein's hard work got some recognition, when Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan paid a visit on Tuesday. Merrigan came to announce the first $17 million in grants from a new $75-million five-year effort in the 2008 farm bill called the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.

11/05/2009, 3:56 PM CST

Officials at USDA announced this week the distribution of $17 million in funding through the 2009 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, according to a USDA release.

11/04/2009, 3:35 PM CST

With harvest being delayed in a number of states due to wet, wet weather, farmers are anxious to get their crops in. "Finally a hopeful window of nice weather comes along mid week, just in time for two super farm retirement sales," says Machinery Pete. Will the nice weather keep farmers away from these auctions in North Dakota? If they do get a decent crowd, will farmers be in a buying mood? Find out in this week's Machinery Pete column.

11/04/2009, 10:30 AM CST

The H1N1 influenza virus has been confirmed in a commercial swine herd in Indiana, officials said earlier this week.

11/04/2009, 7:46 AM CST