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The DEKALB and Asgrow seed brands are releasing 43 new products for the 2026 season, offering farmers exclusive genetics and advanced trait protection to boost field performance and return on investment. The 2026 DEKALB corn lineup will feature 29 new products, including an expanded offering of hybrids with SmartStax PRO Technology — Bayer Crop Science’s first trait package with three modes of action targeting corn rootworm. In addition, the lineup includes new products with VT4PRO Technology, which Bayer says is its most comprehensive insect protection package to date. For growers managing heavy corn rootworm pressure, DEKALB hybrids with SmartStax PRO…

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report showed a mixed landscape across the country as of July 8. Heavy rainfall helped shrink drought coverage and intensity across large parts of the High Plains and Midwest, continuing a gradual recovery trend seen since spring. Much of the Corn Belt remains drought-free, though pockets of dryness are beginning to creep back. Meanwhile, drought worsened and spread in the Pacific Northwest, and long-term drought persists stubbornly in south-central Texas. For producers in the nation’s central regions, summer storms brought welcome relief — but not everywhere benefited equally. Map of the U.S. showing drought levels…

New Holland has launched the all-new W100D compact wheel loader in its C Series, with a new cab design, complimentary telematics package, and multiple attachment options.  “The W100D is all about giving the operator a better experience, from the layout of the cab to the responsiveness of the controls,” said Dan Kakareka, product manager for New Holland Construction. “We’ve built this wheel loader to perform in the real-world, where comfort, visibility and intuitive design make a difference day in and day out.” Performance The New Holland W100D is powered by a 4-cylinder FPT Industrial engine, capable of up to 112…

Just one week after plans to reopen U.S. ports to cattle, bison, and equine imports from Mexico were published, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ordered the border closed again, on July 9, following a new report of New World Screwworm detected closer to the U.S. border. On Wednesday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality reported the new case of New World Screwworm in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly dispersal grid, on the eastern side of the country and 370 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. This…

What Happened In February, September corn futures peaked at just over $4.82. Since then, prices have been in a steady downtrend, finding a low just above $4 on July 1 — a change of just over 17%. Weather conditions throughout most of the Corn Belt have improved since mid-May. The current forecast suggests most of the Midwest will receive above-normal rainfall the second week of July. The USDA showed an increase in crop ratings from 68% good/excellent the week of June 23 to 73% on the June 30 report. This has kept money managers actively selling corn futures, according to…

The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit against California, arguing that the state’s animal welfare laws related to egg production are driving up prices across the country and infringing on federal authority. According to Reuters, the Department of Justice filed the suit Wednesday in a Los Angeles federal court, asserting that California’s laws violate the Egg Products Inspection Act of 1970, which sets nationwide standards for egg safety and labeling. The law is meant to ensure uniformity and protect consumers, and federal officials claim that California’s more stringent rules on hen housing and out-of-state egg imports interfere with that…

It’s been a minute, GoodSport, but we’re glad to hear that things are trending in a positive direction. If you’re not familiar with GoodSport, it’s a unique kind of sports drink that’s made from 97 percent dairy products.  When we last left Michelle McBride, a sports mom and the brand’s founder and CEO, the world was trying to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and GoodSport was new to the market. “I didn’t want my son drinking the artificial sports drinks that were offered to him at his games,” she told AGDAILY at the time. “I wanted a sports drink from…

Ahead of 9:30 a.m. CT, December corn was up less than a penny at $4.16¼ per bushel. November soybeans were down 1¼¢ at $10.06 per bushel. September CBOT wheat was up 3½¢ at $5.50½ per bushel. September KC wheat was up 5¢ at $5.29 per bushel. September Minneapolis wheat was up 5¼¢ at $6.36¾.  This morning, USDA released the weekly U.S. Export Sales report. The Brock Report offered this commentary of the report: “Net U.S. corn export sales for the week ended July 3 came in at 84.7 million bushels, including 49.7 million for 2024/2025 delivery, easily topping trade estimates…

The Agriculture Department said Wednesday evening that the U.S. would be closing the southern border to livestock trade, effective immediately, after reports that New World screwworm has resumed its northward spread. The announcement came just two days after USDA reopened a single port of entry for Mexican livestock in Douglas, Arizona. It had planned to gradually resume imports through four further ports in the coming months. In a statement, USDA said that a new case of New World screwworm in Veracruz state, around 160 miles north of where current efforts to disperse sterile flies are concentrated, and just 370 miles south of…

Tractor development grew by leaps and bounds in the 1920s and 1930s, as droves of draft animals were herded away by engine-hungry farmers. A sure sign of the times, tractor sales had skyrocketed from around 250,000 in the early 1920s to well over 900,000 by 1930. Left in the dust of this stampede toward mechanized horsepower were small farms that couldn’t afford the large tractors of the time. Ever the entrepreneur, Allis-Chalmers Tractor Division Manager Harry Merritt saw an opportunity in small farms. He ordered some market research, which readily confirmed that fact. Allis-Chalmers marketers estimated that approximately 4 million…