“It can take 20 days to get the soybeans out of the ground, and that’s nerve-wracking,” she says. “But if we’ve got a good, full treatment on seed, we’ve seen soybeans take 35 days to ...

Planting season is upon us. Once soils are fit, planters will hit the fields and soybeans will likely be the first to go in ...

While observing the impacts herbivores had on plant growth 40 years ago, Ken Paige made a discovery that could transform ...

Researchers are shedding new light on the link between diet and cancer growth—especially the way certain fats may fuel ...

A milder winter for the most part across Iowa, Illinois and chunks of Missouri has boosted farmer eagerness to get equipment ...

New research reveals that insecticides meant to protect crops may actually help weeds survive. Scientists found that insecticide use in corn and soybean fields disrupts natural weed control by killing ...

A study has linked linoleic acid — a fat found in many everyday oils — with aggressive breast cancer, reigniting the debate about how our diets affect our health.

An entomologist says early planted soybeans in tillage and no-till systems each faced significant pest pressure last season. Michigan State University’s Chris Difonzo tells Brownfield planting ...

The USDA says Illinois farmers have been able to get some seed in the ground. Beck’s Hybrids agronomist Matt Montgomery, ...

This group includes canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, rice bran, soybean, safflower, and sunflower oils. Skepticism of the hateful eight stems from the production process of many seed oils, which ...