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Soybean farmers in search of options for controlling herbicide-resistant weeds, such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, will have two new choices from Corteva in 2025. Corteva Agriscience has announced the launch of Kyber Pro herbicide and Sonic Boom herbicide — both are preemergence products with multiple modes of action and residual activity. Sonic Boom is active on many of the hard-to-control and resistant broadleaf weeds, such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, said Drake Robards, U.S. product manager, soybean herbicides, Corteva. Kyber Pro also controls many of the same broadleaf weeds as Sonic Boom, plus has a Group 15 active for additional…

December corn ended the day up 3¢. January soybeans closed down 8¢. March wheat contracts closed higher for the fourth consecutive day of trade. CBOT wheat was up 4½¢. KC wheat was up 3¼¢. Minneapolis wheat was up 2¢. February live cattle ended the day down 8¢ . January feeder cattle were up 33¢ at the close. February lean hogs were up $1.60. January crude oil is currently down 27¢. December S&P 500 futures and Dow futures are currently down 28 points and 34 points, respectively. Published: 2:31 p.m. CT Grains Start Day Mixed: 9:12 a.m. CT December corn is…

Colder temperatures will settle in across the United States at the end of the week and continue into the week of Thanksgiving.   For many states, this will be the first shift away from mild temperatures toward colder, seasonal conditions. According to a recent report from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), the Northern Plains are at the highest risk for hazardous cold temperatures along with a slight risk for heavy snow in the Great Lakes region during the Thanksgiving travel period.  States across the Midwest will see a pendulum swing from above-normal temperatures to slightly below normal. Temperatures were 10 degrees,…

Cooking a Thanksgiving feast for your friends and family will cost less than last year but will still be more expensive than before the pandemic. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 39th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic holiday feast for 10, which is $58.08 or about $5.80 per person. This is a 5 percent decrease from 2023, which was 4.5 percent lower than 2022. Two years of declines don’t erase dramatic increases that led to a record high cost of $64.06 in 2022. Despite the encouraging momentum, a Thanksgiving meal is…

DAILY Bites Thousands rallied in London against a proposed 20% tax on farms over £1 million, starting in 2026. Farmers say the tax will force sales of generational farms with low profit margins. Some officials say most farms are exempt, but other entities warn up to 70,000 could be affected. DAILY Discussion British farmers rallied in London this week to protest the Labour government’s proposal to extend inheritance tax to agricultural land, a measure critics have dubbed the “tractor tax.” The planned tax, announced last month as part of the government’s budget, would impose a 20 percent levy on farm…

Unverferth Manufacturing debuted a new model 2520 grain cart with 2,500-bushel capacity, adding the largest size yet to its lineup of dual-auger models.   The pivoting 24-inch-diameter vertical auger coupled with 20-inch-horizontal auger and directional downspout unloads up to 1,000 bushels per minute, even in high-moisture corn.  The new grain cart features a rear access hatch with a ladder for easier grain tank cleanout, tongue-cushioned suspension for a smoother ride, extra-large viewing windows and a roll-over tarp. Additional standard features include a 520 scale package to automatically log grower, farm, field, crop, and other information, and a hydraulic jack to ease parking…

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity. “Because of its complex structure, the Y chromosome is much harder to sequence, making our knowledge of it far from complete,” said Dr. Gus Cothran, a professor emeritus in the VMBS’ Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences. “In fact, scientists used to believe that the Y chromosome lacked genetic variety, which we believed meant that it didn’t contribute much to species diversity.” However,…

As of Nov. 17, eight of the country’s top 18 winter-wheat-growing states had planted 100% of the season’s crop, according to the USDA Crop Progress report released Monday. Here are those states, along with emergence progress and the condition of the crop for each. Washington Washington’s winter wheat planting has been done the longest of the top 18 growing states. Farmers in the state actually finished planting the crop the week ending Oct. 27, ahead of the five-year average (96%).  The state’s winter wheat crop has now completely emerged, too. As of the week ending Nov. 17, 100% of Washington’s…

This editorial was written by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and distributed to media. Living in Stephenville — the dairy capital of Texas — I’ve got a front-row seat to the heartbeat of our state’s dairy industry. Here in Erath County, we take pride in our dairy heritage, so much so that we’ve got a statue of a dairy cow named “Moola” right on the courthouse square. Raw milk, with its accompanying risks, certainly isn’t for everyone, but the fact of the matter is that the consumption of raw milk is as storied a tradition as any in rural America.…

Three women in the agriculture communications and marketing space are creating a new nonprofit called the Association of Females in Agriculture Media with the intent of better supporting women in all realms of ag media. The group, shortened to A-FAM, officially launches Dec. 1. It will seek to provide networking, professional development, mentoring, and personal support for women in this space, including broadcast, print, digital, podcasting, sales, and industry relations. The three founding trustees are: Sabrina Halvorson: She is the National Correspondent for AgNet Media, the host of the daily ag radio talk show The AgNet News Hour, and farm…