HERMON Offers Farmers Fresh Hope In The War On Weeds
A new multi-state monitoring network using unique diagnostic tools is hard at work, identifying herbicide-resistant weed populations faster so farmers can get a leg up on control before the problem gets totally out of hand.
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2025 Top Midwestern Weather Events
From floods to fall drought to 20-foot icicles, the Midwest experienced some record-breaking weather events in 2025. Climatologists with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, a partnership between the National Centers for Environmental Information and Purdue University, identified ten of the most memorable and impactful of the year.
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Lower Winter Feedlot Placements Signal Summer Beef Supply Gap
Reduced winter placements indicate tighter fed cattle supplies and greater leverage during peak-demand months.
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Deere Shows Value of Technology at CES
Seven years after John Deere brought a combine to the CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) to declare itself a technology company, Aaron Wetzel can point to proof: The company's latest machine delivers 20% to 30% productivity gains and essentially drives itself, though someone still must sit in the seat.
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Cut Costs in Ways that Offer Most Benefit
An Ag Economy Barometer survey asked respondents that planted corn in November what changes, if any, their farm would make in 2026 in response to low corn prices. Choices included: reduce N rates, reduce P rates, reduce seeding rate, adopt lower cost seed traits and no changes. Approximately 40% of the respondents indicated that they would not make any of the changes listed.
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