In addition to a farm bill extension through Sept. 30, 2025, the American Relief Act of 2025 recently passed by Congress contains $9.8 billion in market relief payments for 20 covered crops. According ...

REGION 8 -- The State Plant Board's Pesticide Committee voted unanimously Monday to ban most uses of the herbicide 2, 4-D, a popular cost-effective herbicide used mostly by rice farmers to control ...

MU Extension crop protection specialist Chase Floyd says spring rains impacted cotton fields differently depending on planting date this year. MU Extension crop protection specialist Chase Floyd says ...

Southeast Missouri has seen some stretches of wet weather, as well as some hot summer days, but overall the fertile soil and widespread use of irrigation are working toward another good crop. Ivan ...

Arkansas row and field crops endured a 100-year flood and epic insect numbers, but still ended the year with record cotton and rice yields and higher crop prices. 100-YEAR FLOODING In June, ...

The 2022/23 crop season could post two records in Brazil. First, it could produce a record 313 million tons of soybeans, corn, cotton, rice and wheat. Second, that record production would cause a ...

Missouri’s cotton and rice crops have battled a variety of pest and weather challenges this growing season. Agronomists in southeast Missouri say the region may still produce decent cotton and rice ...