Farmers who grow specialty corn in the same general area need to communicate and plan with their neighbors growing different specialty corn to ensure these crops are preserved and premiums can be realized.
Cold and wet weather has stalled fieldwork across much of the country, leaving vital planting prep such as weed control, fertilizer and tillage to the last minute.
Average retail prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were up the second week of April 2018, while the price of one fertilizer was down compared to the previous month.
The House farm bill passed the Agriculture Committee on Wednesday on a 26-20 margin and heads to the full House with changes to overhaul the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in different ways. The bill could make it to the floor in early May.
Farmers and others harmed by Syngenta's release of Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade MIR162 corn may not begin to see settlement payouts until 2019.
Two judges issued temporary restraining orders on the state's in-season dicamba ban, but they are already being challenged by the Arkansas Attorney General's office.
