First 2026 Ohio Tar Spot Cases Confirmed
The season’s first cases of tar spot in Ohio have been confirmed in Darke, Wyandot, Morrow, Clark, Fayette, Pickaway, and Ross counties, according to the latest map published by the Crop Protection Network. The foliar disease was first confirmed in Ohio on July 10 in Clark County.
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Border Ranchers Say New World Screwworm Fight Remains Critical as Mexico Cattle Trade Set to Resume
USDA says its reopening timeline remains contingent upon continued progress by Mexico and ongoing risk assessments.
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Move on 2026 and 2027 Grain Prices Before Aug. 12 USDA Report
USDA’s Aug. 12 report – the first 2026 farmer survey-based yield report – may reshape corn and soybean markets and shift trendlines. The difference: millions of bushels, more or less.
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Biostimulant Use Rises as Growers Demand Specific Claims and Local Proof
New Stratus data shows grower satisfaction and use are rising, but the category’s future may depend on realistic expectations, agronomic positioning and proof close to the farm.
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Fertilizer Prices Keep Sliding as UAN32 Leads 4 Nutrients in Significant Drops
Most retailer fertilizer prices continued their downward track in the third week of July for the seventh consecutive week, as five of the nutrients tracked by DTN were lower compared to the previous month.
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Texas Flooding Batters Ranches, Prompts Agricultural Emergency
Another round of catastrophic flooding has swept across Texas Hill Country, claiming at least two lives, triggering hundreds of water rescues, and dealing another major blow to the state’s farmers, ranchers, and livestock operations just one year after the region’s devastating 2025 floods.
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Tractor Supply Renews Support for Veterans in Agriculture With $100,000 Donation to Farmer Veteran Coalition
Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and the Tractor Supply Company Foundation announced today a $100,000 donation to the Farmer Veteran Coalition’s (FVC) Fellowship Fund, a small grant program that provides direct assistance to veterans who are in their beginning years of farming or ranching.
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Heat Dome Adds Risk to U.S. Crop Potential as Corn Enters Critical Pollination Stage
A market analyst says the current heat dome could reduce U.S. crop potential. He tells Brownfield USDA’s yield forecast assumes favorable growing conditions, and it’s unclear if it’s achievable.
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Data and Drones Helping Farmers Squeeze More from Every Acre
As Kansas wheat harvest wraps up, producers are leaving the field with something just as valuable as the grain in their trucks: data that can drive smarter decisions for years to come.
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Corn Growers: Keep Fungicide ‘High In The Crop’
With tar spot at fairly low levels, Midwest agronomists encourage farmers to focus on protecting the upper canopy, keying into the best application timing and keeping an eye out for southern rust.
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