A Kansas State University senior agricultural economist says there's a 70% chance an El Nino will arrive this fall and that's good news for the United States. Jay O'Neil, an instructor and specialist at the university's International Grains Program, says what happens with El Nino will affect worldwide crop production. El Nino, which is the warming of the sea temperatures off the coast of Peru, is expected to affect crops during September, October and November.

Soybean acres continue to grow and that means that we will likely have more acres of soybeans planted into "virgin" soils, where there has been no recent history of soybeans.

The weather continues to challenge farmers in parts of Minnesota. With the late planting window closing, cover crop options for prevented plant acres should be considered. Crops selected for forage use would also be good choices as cover crops. There are several options depending on what a producer's needs and expectations are.

Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) continues to march across Kentucky.

Hail storms with up to baseball-sized hail hit corn and soybean fields across portions of central and eastern Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon and evening, June 3.

Have you ever wondered why school students are routinely given a series of year-end tests when it may already be too late to help them master the material?

As soybean planting wraps up, it's time to consider evaluating soybean stands. Planting conditions were not always ideal this year.

It/s time to consider protecting wheat heads from Fusarium head scab and wheat leaves from fungal diseases.