When observing winter wheat planted after glyphosate and roundup resistent soybean stubble, some growers are noticing uneven patches as the wheat begins spring growth. This same uneven growth is also appearing when non-glyphostate resistant soybeans are planted behind corn that is glyphosate resistent.  The production of crops is too expensive to tolerate this uneven growth [...]

There’s no doubt that the hysteria over the N1N1 — commonly referred to as swine flu — is impacting agriculture commodities, especially pork.   What effects are you seeing or hearing about in your local communities?

There has been variable progress in corn planting across the U.S.  Some farmers have reached or surpassed their previous five-year averages, while others remain behind while they wait out recent wet weather.
According to Successful Farming’s, Agriculture Online, that’s the verdict in Monday’s weekly USDA Crop Weather report. Overall, 33% of the nation’s corn was in [...]