CropsThe declaration brings land-revenue waivers, crop-loan restructuring and a stay on farm-loan recovery, while GPS-tagged crop surveys will decide cash aid for farmers hit by an 18.8% rainfall deficit.
CropsAfter walking through dried-up soybean and tur fields in Washim district, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said a government order releasing relief under 'Trigger 1' of the state's drought code would be issued the next day.
CropsAsked for one word to describe the corn and soybean harvest, agronomists across the Midwest most often chose 'variable', with yields swinging by field on how much rain the crop caught.
AgrotechThe battery-powered robot films the undersides of soybean leaves where drones cannot see, feeding AI models meant to map frogeye leaf spot hot spots for targeted fungicide.
The three-year ROOTS project, funded by the Bezos Earth Fund, will use a planned AI tool, RootGPT, and Midwest field trials to test whether deeper roots store more soil carbon and resist drought.
CropsMore than 90 percent of US corn, cotton and soybean acres are now planted with at least one genetically engineered trait, according to the USDA Economic Research Service.
The 5% business tax stays waived on soybeans, wheat and corn, wheat keeps a zero tariff and beef tariffs stay halved, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reports.
AgrotechCTNBio has for the first time cleared genetically modified microorganisms for producing biocontrol products, granted to Bioma of the Cogny group, with soybean, corn and sugarcane the first targets.
Entries rose 39% to 110, irrigated maize reached 24.431 t/ha and dryland growers in North West posted standout yields despite poor soils and dry conditions.
Market ManagementThe latest outlook puts the US soybean yield at 52.8 bushels an acre and production near 4.5 billion bushels, with exports of 1.69 billion bushels and a $12.00 season-average price.
AgribusinessPine Creek Seed Farm revives the Doebler name for 2027, Corteva folds its regional brands into Hoegemeyer, and GDM merges LG Seeds into AgriGold and Mustang, changing what US growers will find on seed lists.
CropsBASF has launched Zidua Prime, a two-ingredient burndown and residual herbicide that Ontario soybean growers can use from the 2027 season.
CropsUSDA's 25th Crop Progress report of the season puts 57 percent of corn and 58 percent of soybeans in good-to-excellent condition, both below last year, with winter wheat 17 percent planted against a 21 percent average.
