Crops News

Chinese Import Approval Keys Enlist E3 Soybeans and Qrome Corn Commercial Launches

Qrome corn products with triple-stack insect control will be available across the Corn Belt in 2019.

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What Farmers Need to Know About Growing Hemp

Farmers have a lot of questions about hemp, so we asked expert Michael Bowman, founding chair of the National Hemp Association, to answer a few.

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Soil Health Summit Awards Honor ‘Seeds of Change’

Five dedicated leaders in soil health received “Seeds of Change” awards at the 2019 Soil Health Partnership Summit, Jan. 15-16 in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Successful Farming Television

Farmer-Made Bale Spear Attachment

By All Around the Farm

We see how a farmer built a three point hitch bale spear.

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Tractors

Values Improve on Large Horsepower Tractors

By Machinery Insider

Prices on late-model large tractors have risen recently, offering some of the best trade-in values in five years.

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Successful Farming Television

The Life and Times of Harvey Firestone

By Successful Farming Television

Take a journey into the Firestone archives to see how Harvey Firestone was integral into creating the pneumatic farm tire.

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Short-Stature Corn on the Way From Bayer CropScience

Farmers who have waded and stumbled through corn decimated by green snap or stalk lodging may be in luck in a few years. Bayer CropScience is developing what it calls short-stature corn.

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China Grants Regulatory Approval of TruFlex Canola With Roundup Ready Technology

Product will be commercialized for 2019 following five years of waiting.

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China Gives Import Approval for Enlist E3 Soybeans

China is giving the go-ahead for import of Corteva Agriscience’s E3 soybeans, which is the latest step in giving U.S. farmers another weed management tool.

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Jan. 15 Deadline for Iowa Farmers in Cover Crop-Crop Insurance Project

Iowa farmers have until Jan. 15 to apply for a $5-per-acre reduction in crop insurance through the Iowa Dept. of Ag program if they planted cover crops last fall.

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Shutdown Likely to Delay Premiere USDA Reports

The partial government shutdown will force USDA to delay next week's release of reports that take a final look at the 2018 crops and provide the first hints of this year's production.