Crop News

Get the latest crop news, including USDA reports on crop progress from planting to crop condition to harvest for corn, soybeans, and wheat. This section also covers mergers and acquisitions in seed and chemical companies.
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Learning from adversity: Farmer insights from a challenging season
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How will Ohio’s corn fare amidst increasingly dry conditions?
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All 18 top-producing states report corn dough
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Spring wheat condition takes a dive as harvest progress begins
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Corn conditions in this state improved for the first time since early June
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Syngenta seeks EPA approval for dicamba product
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Corn crop condition down week-over-week
Combine harvesting wheat with grain bins in background
Winter wheat harvest underway in South Dakota
Short drought-stricken corn in a dry North Carolina field
91% of North Carolina corn is in fair condition, or worse
A field of pollinating corn growing in Alabama on Chad Henderson's farm
11 States report corn dough
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Brazil’s corn production estimate drops again
A field of North Carolina corn suffering from drought conditions in July 2024
East Coast farmers face catastrophic crop loss due to unprecedented drought
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Corn and soybean crop conditions hold steady week-over-week
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July WASDE surprises trade with old crop ending stocks reductions
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BASF expands Xitavo portfolio for 2025
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Heat threatens crops in Alabama
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USDA rates 75% of country’s spring wheat good to excellent
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8 States report corn dough
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Single digit corn silking in 7 states, says USDA
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Syngenta offers online disease management resources
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Corn crop condition improves after four weeks of decline
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What is going on with Illinois corn?
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What is going on with Pennsylvania corn?
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7 States report soybeans setting pods
A bird's eye view of a North Carolina corn field at the beginning of July 2024
After a very wet spring, crops now desperately need rain
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Corn condition tumbles further in fourth consecutive week of declines
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Much of North Carolina’s corn crop a ‘total loss’ as drought conditions increase statewide
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USDA increases corn acre estimate more than expected
A yellow spray boom stretched over a field of corn in North Carolina on a sunny day
Nearly half of the corn crop and 28% of soybeans in this state rated poor/very poor
Looking out the combine windshield during winter wheat harvest in Alabama on a cloudy day
How is the country’s winter wheat harvest going?
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What is going on with Nebraska corn?
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Survey finds farmers planted 6 million fewer corn acres than last year
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9 Top corn-growing states report silking
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Corn crop condition declines for 3rd consecutive week
A field of pollinating corn growing in Alabama on Chad Henderson's farm
Alabama corn farmers eager for rain
Raven, Farmers Edge Collaborate to Develop And Deliver Advanced Agronomic Tools
Rain causing growing concern for U.S. crops
A field of green soybean plants growing in Arkansas with a treeline in the background
U.S. soybeans are in better shape than last year at this time
Emerged corn in North Carolina on Kevin Matthews' farm
Corn condition tumbles dramatically in North Carolina
A field of struggling soybean plants in Maryland in June 2024
Early planted soybeans suffer after wet spring
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Lower soybean output forecast for Brazil
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Corn crop condition declines for second consecutive week
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Which states had the highest percentage of soybeans in good/excellent shape?
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Good/excellent corn decreased over 5 percentage points in 5 states
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11 Details about the corn growing season so far this year
Looking out the combine windshield during winter wheat harvest in Alabama on a cloudy day
Wet weather slows winter wheat harvest for Alabama farmers
Fewer corn acres and the potential supply issues in Ukraine and Brazil
Corn condition declines slightly week-over-week
Looking out the windshield of a tractor to the planter and another green tractor on the edge of a field
Wet conditions slow crop planting and growth
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Where is the best rated corn in the country right now?
Winter wheat crop in Alabama
USDA’s first look at the country’s best and worst spring wheat
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Brazil’s soybean harvest nears finish line
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First peek at 2024 corn crop condition pegs 75% good/excellent
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China falls to third place as U.S. ag export market, USDA says
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Farmers push through late planting amidst weather challenges and market shifts
A field of recently emerged corn and soybeans in Grandview, Iowa
What is going on with Iowa corn?
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Soybean planting progress leaps 16% in a week
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Nebraska’s planting progress still impacted by late-April tornadoes
A dual John Deere tractor pulls a John Deere planter in a South Dakota field
North Dakota planting surged last week. How did farmers do it?
Green corn plants growing in brown soil with corn residue scattered on top
Whats going on with Texas corn?
A large crack in the soil on a Kansas winter wheat farm
Damage already done to Kansas winter wheat crop despite recent rainfall
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Kansas wheat yield projected highest since 2021
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A wetter, cooler April results in later start for South Dakota planting
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7 State have less than 25% of corn left to plant
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3 States still have 50% or more of their corn to plant