Herbicides are incredible weed control tools, but their effectiveness can be significantly degraded by a variety of environmental, human and other factors.
Corn
Why herbicide effectiveness varies
Peter Sikkema discusses how to hedge your bets when controlling weeds
Buenos Aires desk cuts Argentine corn, bumps up wheat
Crops affected differently by weather
As Argentina continues to face dry conditions, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires cut their estimate for the country's 2024/25 corn crop. Meanwhile the attaché bumped up their call on the Argentine wheat harvest, which was recently completed.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn drop as Trump tariff worries rise
Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Monday, with traders hedging their positions in case the Trump administration implements tariffs on goods from major U.S. trading partners, according to analysts.
AgRural trims forecast for Brazil’s 2024/25 soy crop
Brazil's 2024/25 soybean crop is expected to total 171 million metric tons, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, lowering its forecast by 500,000 tons due to lower yields in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana and Rio Grande do Sul.
U.S. grains: Soybeans and corn fall from highs after Argentina cuts export taxes
U.S. soybean and corn futures on Friday fell from multi-month highs after Argentina said it would lower grain export taxes, fueling expectations the United States will face tougher competition for sales on the global market.
Have weed control recommendations been too simplistic?
How weeds develop resistance to chemical controls is complex – so complex that veteran weed scientist Peter Sikkema wonders whether the herbicide advice he has provided to growers throughout his career has been too general.
Tar spot continues on the move in Ontario corn
The disease can be controlled by timely application of fungicides
Tar spot spread across Ontario in 2024, skipping past Toronto and it was also found in Quebec. The fungal disease can have a 20 to 80 bushel impact on corn yields.
Trump pick to lead USDA eyes payments to farmers to cover trade losses from tariffs
Brooke Rollins, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday she would consider direct payments to farmers to offset losses from proposed tariffs, modeled after the approach taken in Trump’s first term.
U.S. grains: CBOT corn hits an over one-year high on South American weather worries
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures resumed a rally on Thursday as concerns over dryness in Argentina and tighter U.S. stocks propelled futures to the highest price seen in more than 14 months, traders said.
Feed grain update: Barley steady as corn rises
Higher U.S. corn prices limiting imports
Feed barley prices in Western Canada were holding relatively steady in mid-January, despite rising corn prices south of the border.
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