Mark Magnuson

The Farm Progress Show conveniently takes place just before the harvest season begins each year. It won't be long until the farmers that are visiting the show are back at home in the cab of their combine to begin harvesting. Wade Peck is a district sales manager with Wyffels hybrids, covering Boone and Greene County. He tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that corn harvesting will begin shortly in parts of Central Iowa.

Enlist E3® soybeans with Expance™ trait technology combine the herbicide tolerance of Enlist E3 soybeans with preemergence HPPD inhibitor tolerance from Expance technology. Jared Benson of Syngenta tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network at the Farm Progress Show that the new soybean platform will offer growers more options for weed management.

U.S. agricultural exports are expected to strengthen as USDA raised its trade forecast and projected a smaller agricultural trade deficit for fiscal 2026. USDA's Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service forecast agricultural exports at $179.5 billion, up $3 billion from the agency's May projection. Imports are forecast at $204.5 billion, down $1 billion from May. That would produce an agricultural trade deficit of about $25 billion, compared with the $29 billion deficit projected in May and the record $42.9 billion gap recorded in fiscal 2025. USDA released the updated outlook Thursday as agricultural exporters continue navigating shifting global demand and trade policies. The department also expects exports to increase further in fiscal 2027, forecasting approximately $186.5 billion in agricultural sales abroad. USDA publishes its agricultural trade outlook quarterly through the Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service, with forecasts covering major commodities and trading partners.

At this week's Farm Progress Show the Iowa Ag Radio Network stopped by the PTx tent to learn about the new soil sampling tool, GeoKnife, from Radicle Agronomics.

Safety is always a primary concern for farmers during harvest season and making sure that you have the proper safety tools and procedures in place should always be top of mind.

The September WASDE and Crop Reports from USDA will be published on Friday September 11th. The September reports build upon initial field survey numbers from August.

Harvest season is underway in many parts of the country including the Midwest as warm temperatures have started the dry down process early and farmers have fired up their combines.

When applying herbicide, fungicide, or insecticide it makes sense that farmers want those products to work as effectively as possible. One of the ways in which those products are better applied and reach their full potential is by using adjuvants.

The dairy industry once again finds itself in the middle of the trade tug-of-war between the United States and Canada. President Trump has banned Canadian dairy products and other goods along with government contracts in the latest trade war escalation. Trump says the ban will continue until Canada restores “full and fair reciprocity for American […]

A USDA crop acreage reporting pilot program that operated this summer in 12 Farm Service Agency county offices is now operational nationwide.