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Writer. Photographer. Videographer. Crops editor for DTN/Progressive Farmer magazine. Assignments are best when they either require cowboy boots or flip-flops.

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The corn leafhopper, a tiny flying insect capable of transmitting the potentially devastating corn stunt disease, survived the winter in South Texas and has been detected moving northward this month. Crops Editor JasonJenkinsDTN reports: dtn.link/96bsfc

The corn leafhopper, a tiny flying insect capable of transmitting the potentially devastating corn stunt disease, survived the winter in South Texas and has been detected moving northward this month.

Crops Editor <a href="/JasonJenkinsDTN/">JasonJenkinsDTN</a> reports: dtn.link/96bsfc
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Wheat quality counts. The Great Plains Analytical Laboratory, located about 20 minutes north of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, bakes loaves to satisfy science, not hunger. Crops Editor JasonJenkinsDTN reports: dtn.link/2i0oja

Wheat quality counts.

The Great Plains Analytical Laboratory, located about 20 minutes north of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, bakes loaves to satisfy science, not hunger.

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Harvest issues plagued some farmers last fall as they combined overly dry soybeans. While that might seem like a problem of the past, not all of those beans are in the rearview mirror. Some have returned to the farm as this season's seed — and could be sporting germination

Harvest issues plagued some farmers last fall as they combined overly dry soybeans. While that might seem like a problem of the past, not all of those beans are in the rearview mirror.

Some have returned to the farm as this season's seed — and could be sporting germination
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On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final Insecticide Strategy, the next step in the agency's plan to meet its obligations under the Endangered Species Act. Crops Editor JasonJenkinsDTN reports: dtn.link/jx8j94

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final Insecticide Strategy, the next step in the agency's plan to meet its obligations under the Endangered Species Act.

Crops Editor <a href="/JasonJenkinsDTN/">JasonJenkinsDTN</a> reports: dtn.link/jx8j94
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Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 National Sorghum Yield Contest, which features a new protocol for verifying yields. dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

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For the second consecutive season, those who travel to Kansas for the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour are arriving with cautious optimism. By Thursday, after three days of getting their boots dirty in fields across the state, they'll know whether optimism is still

For the second consecutive season, those who travel to Kansas for the Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour are arriving with cautious optimism.

By Thursday, after three days of getting their boots dirty in fields across the state, they'll know whether optimism is still
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This week, it was widely reported that two Chinese nationals had been charged in federal court in Michigan for allegedly smuggling an agricultural pathogen into the United States that is responsible for billions in economic losses worldwide each year. Crops Editor

This week, it was widely reported that two Chinese nationals had been charged in federal court in Michigan for allegedly smuggling an agricultural pathogen into the United States that is responsible for billions in economic losses worldwide each year.

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Farmers know to get the biggest bang for their fungicide buck, timing is everything. A new online resource from the Crop Protection Network can help guide timely application decisions and manage foliar diseases in both corn and soybeans. Crops Editor JasonJenkinsDTN reports:

Farmers know to get the biggest bang for their fungicide buck, timing is everything.

A new online resource from the Crop Protection Network can help guide timely application decisions and manage foliar diseases in both corn and soybeans.

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The cattle market tends to move in 10-year cycles, but this time, the cowherd is facing a wider range of challenges to its regrowth, including trade disruptions and drought. Join us for the next #DTNAgSummitSeries “Future of the Cowherd” on Tuesday, June 24, from 10 to 12 p.m.

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Kochia, a highly competitive weed well adapted to the Great Plains and western regions of the U.S. and Canada, has made its way to Missouri soybean fields. Crops Editor JasonJenkinsDTN reports: dtn.link/is0ai1

Kochia, a highly competitive weed well adapted to the Great Plains and western regions of the U.S. and Canada, has made its way to Missouri soybean fields.

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Farmers with late-planted or double-crop corn should be on the lookout for the corn leafhopper, a tiny flying insect capable of transmitting the potentially devastating corn stunt disease. Within the past week, the pest has been detected in south-central Kansas and southwest and

Farmers with late-planted or double-crop corn should be on the lookout for the corn leafhopper, a tiny flying insect capable of transmitting the potentially devastating corn stunt disease. Within the past week, the pest has been detected in south-central Kansas and southwest and
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During Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour, those scouting wheat fields from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota, endured both mud and mosquitoes as they traversed six routes across the southern third of the state. Here are Day 1 results reported by

During Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour, those scouting wheat fields from Fargo to Bismarck, North Dakota, endured both mud and mosquitoes as they traversed six routes across the southern third of the state.

Here are Day 1 results reported by
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After doing without in 2025, U.S. cotton and soybean growers could once again have access to dicamba herbicides labeled for postemergence application under a proposed registration released on Wednesday by EPA for public comment. Crops Editor JasonJenkinsDTN reports:

After doing without in 2025, U.S. cotton and soybean growers could once again have access to dicamba herbicides labeled for postemergence application under a proposed registration released on Wednesday by EPA for public comment.

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Day 3 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Thursday with the final three-day total weighted average yield estimate of 48.3 bushels per acre of 307 fields total for the three days. Basis Analyst Mary Kennedy reports: dtn.link/7s9le7

Day 3 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Thursday with the final three-day total weighted average yield estimate of 48.3 bushels per acre of 307 fields total for the three days. 

Basis Analyst <a href="/MaryCKenn/">Mary Kennedy</a> reports: dtn.link/7s9le7
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Everything you need to know about the upcoming 2025 DTN Ag Summit Series: Digital Yield Tour, Crop Updates Mark your calendars and REGISTER for this free, virtual event on Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. 📆 dtn.link/2025AgSummitFa… Details in the thread below! 🧵