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The article discusses a research by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention which indicated every 85 per 100,000 farmers, fishery or forest workers end their lives and also mentioned is the soft commodity prices in 2016 which predicts a tough harvest season for southern Illinois farmers.

The article reports on the financial loss claims filed by 2,000 U.S. farmers against agriculture firm Syngenta in 2015 for its marketing of corn with the trait MIR162, commercial name Agrisure Viptera, before it was approved for export to China in 2013.

The article offers insights from Brett Begemann, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of seed company Monsanto Co., on the status of the company and the seed market in the U.S. Begemann believes that the market continues to gain momentum because of more conservative pricing and various choices of genetic packages. Moreover, Begemann reveals the company's strong sales performance for 2011, and expects that the refuge-in-the-bag (RIB) will drive the sales growth in 2012.

The article discusses how plan of agricultural company Monsanto to buy seed and crop protection firm Syngenta may affect the agicultural industry. Topics discussed include views of Monsanto's president Brett Begemann on how the merger could lead to innovation, views of spokesman Paul Minehart on the merger limiting competition for farmers, impact of the deal on soybean and corn prices in the U.S. and Monsanto to sell seed business of Syngenta if it acquires the company.

An introduction to the journal is presented that focuses on herbicide resistance including the article "Weed Resistance is Your Problem," by Sonja Begemann, practical resources given through the Take Action partnership led by the United Soybean Board, and a 10-question Take Action quiz.