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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) / Extension / The Farm Gate (Where farm decision-makers start their day)
July 09

Understanding how weeds are resistant to herbicides

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn prices looking for direction
- Markets focus on yield potential
- USDA projections point to ample crop supplies

June 09

Researchers describe 'implausible' chemistry that produces herbicidal compound

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn acreage jumps, increase in stocks expected -
- Corn and soybean markets await USDA reports
- Corn and soybean markets face uncertainty
- Will the U.S. run out of soybeans?
- Marketing tips for the 2009 soft red winter wheat crop

May 09

Globalized agriculture requires regulation

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Is the U.S. corn market too complacent about planting delays?
- USDA reports
- Corn and soybean prices

April 09

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Pressures

March 09

Corn breeder A. Forrest Troyer receives award for Excellence in Agriculture

University of Illinois offers new Master of Science degree in bioenergy

Miscanthus, switchgrass and restored prairie tested as potential bioenergy crops

University of Illinois Extension professionals offer "Distance Diagnosis"

Triple-crop sugar corn from the University of Illinois yields sugar, grain, and biomass with less nitrogen

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Friendly reports
- Soybean prices
- Corn consumption
- USDA reports

Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomass

February 09

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybeans
- Acreage and biofuels
- South American problems

January 09

MarketMaker website gets a makeover

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn, soybean exports
- Corn and soybean acreage


December 08

2009 University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classics address essential issues for growers

Replacing corn with perennial grasses improves carbon footprint of biofuels

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn prices
- Undervalued crops?
- Soybean exports

November 08

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Crop reports
- Corn and soybean price recovery

October 08

New University of Illinois reports analyze impact of the financial crisis on agriculture

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybean basis
- Corn and soybean prices
- Crop demand

September 08

New University of Illinois study says high grain prices are likely here to stay

Miscanthus offers clues to growing corn in cooler climes, University of Illinois researchers report

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybean prices
- Production forecasts cut
- Corn and soybean exports expected to decline
- Crops and energy

August 08

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Mixed signals
- Production forecasts
- Crop production

July 08

Giant perennial grass Miscanthus can meet U.S. biofuels goal using less land than corn

University of Illinois study projects average 2008 corn and soybean yields in the U.S.

Illinois corn and soybean farmers face dramatic cost increases in 2009

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybean prices
- Corn and soybeans

University of Illinois Extension bilingual English-Spanish website provides information about ornamental grasses

June 08

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- High price reached?
- Rationing corn
- Crop markets

May 08

Understanding the world food-versus-fuel crisis

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybean fundamentals
- Uncertain corn prospects

April 08

University of Illinois and Monsanto Company establish the Monsanto Fellows in Plant Breeding Fund

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Soybean market
- Corn fundamentals strong

Corn appears to be more profitable than soybeans in 2008 by wider margins than in recent years, according to a new University of Illinois Extension study

March 08

Illinois corn returns may top soybeans in 2008

Corn-based ethanol create pressures on food supply and fail to reduce global warming

Insects take a bigger bite out of plants in higher carbon dioxide atmosphere

University of Illinois sets up interactive sustainable agriculture website

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Friendly reports for corn
- USDA reports
- Production prospects

University of Illinois scientists aim to overcome allergic reactions to soy

February 08

University of Illinois study challenges assumption that improved technology has caused corn trend yields to increase at a faster rate

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Acreage and yield
- Small crop inventories point to the need for large crops in 2008

Biotech Yield Endorsement reviewed

January 08

Genetic discovery can boost the provitamin A content of Africa's maize

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybeans
- Soybean basis
- Prices

Hortanswers website provides information about plant pests, diseases, and performance in the USDA's hardiness zones 4, 5, and 6

University of Illinois Extension's Farmdoc website scores


December 07

University of Illinois researchers look to a distant cousin of soybeans for disease resistance

Projected 2008 corn and soybean returns in Illinois

U.S. weekly outlook:
- 2008 plantings
- New crop prices highs
- Corn demand

November 07

University of Illinois Corn and Soybean Classics sessions to focus on critical issues for growers

Paying farmers to protect the environment is an idea worth exploring

University of Illinois researchers successfully simulate photosynthesis and design a better leaf

University of Illinois releases results from its 2007 corn and soybean variety testing program

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Unsettled crop markets
- Corn market
- Soybean prices

University of Illinois students take robotic harvesting system on the road

October 07

If corn is biofuels king, University of Illinois research shows that tropical maize may be emperor

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn prices
- Corn exports
- Wheat prices

September 07

Soybean rust discovered for the first time in Southern Illinois

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Soybean prices
- Corn crop size
- Wheat prices
-
Bio-Diesel Production

August 07

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Storage concerns
- Crop production forecasts
- Corn yield

July 07

GMO seeds benefit environment, according to University of Illinois study

University of Illinois study of energy crops finds miscanthus more productive than switchgrass

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Soybean basis
- Soybean pricing
- Acreage report surprise

June 07

U.S. weekly outlook:
- USDA reports
- Corn and soybean supply and consumption
- Crude oil and corn prices

May 07

2007 U.S. corn production risk

Sentinel plot system provides early warning for soybean rust in Illinois

U.S. weekly outlook:
- New soybeans high
- USDA crop forecasts
- Corn and soybean prices

April 07

2006 costs of corn production in Illinois

Distribution of corn and soybean acres in the US

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn and soybean supply and use
- Soybean consumption
- Corn supplies

March 07

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn and soybean basis
- Wheat production

February 07

Look for robotic harvesting at ExplorACES

MarketMaker website making multi-state connections in the food chain

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Soybean consumption
- Corn export
- Soybean market

Research initiative will put Illinois at forefront of farm bioenergy

January 07

Late summer outbreak leads to increased alert for soybean rust in the U.S.

And why is it again that you plant biotech seed?

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn and soybean use
- Corn and soybean acreage
- Surprising corn estimate


December 06

Computer tools aid farm decision-making

2007 corn acre changes in Illinois will vary

U.S. weekly outlook:
- USDA reports
- Production forecasts
- Exports

New poinsettia for the non-traditionalist

November 06

Sustainable Food for the World: Rethinking Policy, Technology and the Environment

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Corn prices
- Corn
- Who will blink on corn usage?

2007 crop budgets indicate higher returns for corn and wheat in Illinois

October 06

How will crop producers and the U.S. Congress respond to higher wheat, corn, and soybean prices?

Discovery of Asian soybean rust in Illinois provides no cause for major concern

University of Illinois solar-powered robot control weeds and reduces herbicide use

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Soybeans
- Crop size

University of Illinois report: "Machinery Cost Estimates for 2006"

September 06

Biofuels and livestock

U.S. weekly outlook:
- Storing early corn
- Wheat acreage
- Crops
- Soybeans

August 06

University of Illinois' new website, EZregs, makes sense of environmental regulations that affect agriculture, horticulture, and more

Will Illinois farmers grow more corn in 2007?

University of Illinois scientists identify mechanism for herbicide resistance in waterhemp

Prices of corn and soybeans drop sharply in the U.S. following USDA's latest crop production report

Variability in corn yields

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn prices
- Crop production report

July 06

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Weather
- Crop concerns
- Reports and concerns

June 06

Illinois Governor announces a more than $3.2 million investment in agricultural technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Food-crop yields in future greenhouse-gas conditions lower than expected

Cost to Produce Corn and Soybeans in Illinois - 2005

University of Illinois seniors alter corn heads, boost yield potential

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Grain stock
- Acreage report
- Crop prices
- Corn, soybean prices

May 06

Unique soybean lines hold promise for producing allergy-free soybeans

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Soybeans
- Agriculture and energy
- Crop prices
- Corn prices
- USDA Projections

April 06

University of Illinois Extension to upgrade system for diagnosing Asian soybean rust

Miscanthus: a solution to U.S. dependence on foreign oil?

2006 planting decisions given the USDA's March Planting Intentions Report

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Soybean prices
-
Planting intentions

March 06

Results from University of Illinois' insect management research trials conducted in 2005 and 2004 are on the Web

University of Illinois Extension study: How Bad Were 2005 Corn Yields?

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn consumption prospects
- Soybeans
- Corn
- Corn and soybeans

February 06

USDA crop forecasts studied

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Ethanol and animals
-
U.S. soybean acreage

January 06

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency offers new carbon trading program for farmers

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybeans


December 05

University of Illinois Extension launches "The Farm Gate" blog

University of Illinois corn breeder John W. Dudley to be honored at International Plant Breeding Symposium

University of Illinois Extension study projects 2006 corn and soybean returns

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- USDA reports
- Stock projections
- Disappointing exports

November 05

University of Illinois releases results from 2005 corn and soybean variety testing program

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Crop markets
- Soybean prices
- Corn prices

October 05

Selecting the best soybean cyst nematode-resistant varieties can increase profits for soybean growers

Egyptian university professors take a crash course in developing more effective college horticulture courses

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn and soybean
- Soybean prices
- Corn, soybean prices

University of Illinois report: Variable Cost Increases for Corn and Soybeans in Historical Perspective

September 05

Hybrid grass may prove to be valuable fuel source

University of Illinois Extension offers new drought website

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Beyond harvest
- Corn pricing
- Crop forecasts
- Crop size

Economic consequences of hurricane Katrina for U.S. corn and soybean farmers

August 05

Rust-like spores detected in Illinois

University of Illinois Extension develops 2005 iFarm Insurance Payment Calculator

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Crop size debate
- Production numbers
- Corn, soybean crops
- Crop report

July 05

Looking at corn and soybean as seed filling gets under way

Some corn hybrids show promise for high-temperature drying

University of Illinois research aims to improve herbicide selectivity in crops

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Corn prices
- Stocks
- Crop acreage

Recent discovery of some rust spores in Kentucky and Tennessee does not necessarily indicate that soybean rust has arrived

Sweet corn sensitivity to some herbicides may be genetic

University of Illinois's International Soybean Program (INTSOY) recognized with major award

June 05

Sweet corn that creates its own shade, suppresses weeds naturally

New website provides detailed information on Asian soybean rust in Illinois

New corn milling process makes ethanol more economical

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook:
- Soybean crops
- Soybean market
- Continuing crop concerns

May 05

Illinois food chemists aim to improve soy's taste, nation's health

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: crops start slowly

Plans underway for arrival of soybean rust in Illinois

Increase profits and protecting the environment by using precision agriculture techniques in applying nitrogen fertilizer

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: value

2004 corn and soybean production costs in Illinois

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: wheather market

Understanding USDA corn and soybean production forecasts: methods, performance and market impacts over the period 1970-2004

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: projections

April 05

University of Illinois releases reports on costs of farm machinery

U.S. weekly outlook: corn and soybean prices

U.S. weekly outlook: supplies and consumption

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: USDA reports

Soybean rust economic considerations

March 05

Archer Daniels Midland funds six research projects at University of Illinois

U.S. weekly outlook: soybean, wheat and corn reports

U.S. weekly outlook: soybean, wheat and corn prices

Unique weather is a factor in record 2004 crop yields in the U.S. Midwest

Soybean meal projects examines value-added opportunities

Understanding terminology remains key for using soybean rust forecasts

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: soybean prices

February 05

Tracking starch, protein and other attributes in the grain chain

New report outlines U.S. Great Lakes climate change impacts on agriculture

University of Illinois study identifies 50 genes that controls oil content in corn

Managing soybean rust requires focus on controllable variables

Plans to take up farming take root early

Plans underway to monitor location and spread of soybean rust in the US

Chromatin launches joint corn development program at University of Illinois

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: prices

January 05

University of Illinois scientists apply nanotechnology to problems in agriculture research

Understanding fungicide modes of action is essential to control soybean rust

U.S. corn outlook: corn prices

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: Soybean prices

Proper techniques for spraying fungicides will be crucial for controlling soybean rust


December 04

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: supply and demand projections

Contaminated corn can create risks for the unborn

2005 corn and soybean revenue and cost estimates in the United States

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: export sales

The Economics of Adding More Corn to Corn-Soybean Rotations - a University of Illinois Extension report

November 04

Corn and soybean outlook: soybean rust

Vegetable lovers should be viewed as different from fruit aficionados

Corn and soybean outlook: crop forecasts

Corn and soybean outlook: U.S. corn and soybean prices

New results available from corn and soybean variety testing program at University of Illinois

Gene found to help soybeans repel aphids

October 04

Arrival of soybean rust could prove costly to Illinois farmers

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: corn, soybean demand

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: huge crops

Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel

Miscanthus research to be featured at the University of Illinois' Dudley Smith Day

Soybean Outlook: U.S. soybean prices

September 04

Fertilizer shortages require making best use of supplies

Searching for a hypoallergenic soybean

U.S. corn and soybean outlook: Pricing decision

Annual field survey shows widespread outbreak of sudden death syndrome in soybean fields across Illinois

Corn and soybean outlook: U.S. corn and soybean prices

Corn and soybean outlook: U.S. soybean crop

University of Illinois Extension - The Bulletin
- Transgenic Corn Rootworm Hybrid Stumbles in Urbana Experiment
- 2004 Evaluations of Rootworm Control Products
- Hessian Flies and Fly-Free Dates
- Western Corn Rootworm Scouting Report Form
- Brown Stem Rot and Sudden Death Syndrome: Similar Yet Different Damaging Soybean Diseases
- Toward the Finish Line: The likely effects of an unusually cool August in Illinois for corn and soybean

Regional Reports

August 04

University of Illinois researchers develop improved test for sudden death syndrome in soybeans

Wheat seed treatments for fall 2004

Corn and soybean outlook: crop size

Corn and soybean outlook: crop forecasts

University of Illinois researchers identify gene with resistance to soybean aphids

Corn and soybean outlook: corn, soybeans prices

Corn and soybean outlook: crop size

July 04

Despite the relative lack of economic infestations, soybean aphids still deserve attention

Library at the University of Illinois working to preserve 125 years of agricultural history

University of Illinois weekly corn and soybean outlook: Soybean prices

Searching for an ozone-tolerant soybean

University of Illinois weekly corn and soybean outlook: USDA projections

University of Illinois weekly corn and soybean outlook: Production and price prospects

University of Illinois creates robot farmers

June 04

Weekly corn and soybean outlook: USDA reports

Wireless farming can help to handle data overload

Weekly corn and soybean outlook: mixed news

Weekly Outlook: Soybeans and China

University of Illinois engineers develop two-eyed tractor

May 04

Recent field observations on soybean aphids in Northern Illinois

Will European corn borer reemerge as a prominent insect pest in 2004 in Illinois?

University of Illinois' Institute for Genomic Biology receives major grant to study genetic responses of soybeans to climate change

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: corn and soybean prices

Computer model shows increased threat from soybean rust in the U.S.

Gene firm pioneers desert crops

Illinois seed and seedling diseases of soybean

Monsanto, USDA-ARS and University of Illinois join forces to map location of rust resistance genes in soybean genome

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: Declining corn, soybean and wheat prices - too much, too soon?

Specialty soybean marketing requires new strategies

Maximizing the anti-cancer power of broccoli

Weekly outlook: income prospects good for soft red winter wheat

Rotating crops to control Phytophthora capsici in pumpkin

Stripe rust of wheat reported in Illinois

National road map for Integrated Pest Management: will corn and soybean producers use it?

On-farm study confirms benefits of planting soybean cyst nematode resistant varieties

Weekly outlook: USDA to provide first look at 2004 crops

April 04

Weekly outlook: corn and soybean price prospects unsettled

Tapping the power of plants

University of Illinois study addresses upcoming changes in the way U.S. farmland property tax assessments will be made

Corn planting and soybean seeding rate

A primer on soybean aphids

University of Illinois Extension corn and soybean weekly outlook: markets watching

Early-season diseases of alfalfa, the "queen of forages"

University of Illinois Extension study examines planter costs

University of Illinois Extension corn and soybean weekly outlook: volatile crop prices

March 04

Seed treatments and Bt corn rootworm hybrids: perspectives on control and influence on nontarget populations

Weekly outlook: soybean prices

Weekly outlook: USDA reports

University of Illinois research zeroing in on optimum nitrogen rates

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: soybean prices

University of Illlinois survey points to nematodes as possible cause for early season corn damage

February 04

Insights gained from molecular modeling may lead to better insecticides

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: soybean prices

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: corn prices

Crop scientist advises caution on field pea as alternative crop

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: soybean rationing

January 04

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: corn and soybean prices

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: corn

Identifying Illinois specialty crops


December 03

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: USDA corn, soybean and wheat crop reports

2003 U.S. corn and soybean yields and the future

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: Argentine crop forecasts

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: soybeans

New leadership in place at University of Illinois' National Research Soybean Laboratory

Study details new challenges confronting U.S. soybean industry

November 03

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: corn prices

Retain soybean acres, says University of Illinois Extension report

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: world grain production

University of Illinois faculty named to run national soy research lab

University of Illinois Extension weekly outlook: China

Lycopene's anti-cancer effect appears stronger when not acting alone

Weekly outlook: soybean market

October 03

Deficient StarLink claims notice

University of Illinois releases results of 2003 corn and soybeans variety testing program

"Understanding USDA Corn and Soybean Production Forecasts:  An Overview of Methods, Performance and Market Impacts"

Weekly outlook: corn prices in the US

Weekly outlook:  US soybeans

September 03

Weekly University of Illinois outlook: production prospects

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