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13% soybean moisture is ideal for quality and profit. Learn to hit the target this harvest.
The Feikemas use cattle and hog waste to fuel 7,000 crop acres, eliminate insecticides and even guide land purchase decisions.
As the crop enters rapid growth stages, Agronomist Missy Bauer tells farmers to confirm nitrogen and sulfur availability or risk leaving bushels in the field.
A three-year break-even is typical, but certain field conditions, farm practices and cost-share programs can move your ROI into the black sooner.
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Gibberella stalk rot can threaten corn standability. Learn how to manage risk before late-season damage occurs.
Unexpected disease patterns, shifting crop susceptibility, and fungicide resistance are changing every spray decision.
After waiting months for much-needed moisture, heavy rainfall is turning early-summer fieldwork into a high-stakes scramble for some Midwest farmers.
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Soilborne diseases require more than a single fungicide application. Discover four principles that can help build a stronger, more consistent season-long disease management program.
A two-pass boron strategy at bloom and pod set shows consistent yield payoffs across the Corn Belt, though agronomists warn the line between benefit and toxicity can be narrow.
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Brown stem rot can hide until R5. Split stems, check pith and plan ahead.
Promising new technologies are entering the market, but large-scale corn and soybean farmers often face a frustrating bottleneck.
Ken Ferrie lays out a strategy for farmers struggling with ponded corn acres after rains soak parts of the Midwest.
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Desiccating soybeans? Here’s how timing, variety and seed moisture all matter.
NOAA officially declared El Niño on Thursday and says the climate pattern has a 63% chance of reaching “very strong” status by fall, potentially shaping U.S. weather through harvest and winter.
Understand the growth stage cut-offs to keep your post weed-control practices on-label and effective.
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Late-season corn stalk rot can threaten standability and harvest efficiency. Here’s how to prevent it.
Family partnership, peer groups and open-door networking have shaped Jake Drozd’s belief that farmers get better together.
Uniform emergence laid the foundation, but corn is now determining key yield components. Missy Bauer explains why stress management and nitrogen status matter at this stage.
After a historic 10-month stretch of dryness, improving moisture conditions are helping crops and pastures, but long-term drought impacts continue to linger across parts of the High Plains and West.
As corn starts moving into the rapid growth stages, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Missy Bauer says now is the time for disciplined N assessments and applications — not reactionary rate cuts.
East-central Iowa field agronomist says misjudging corn growth stage, not herbicide choice, can be the biggest risk in post-emerge passes.
Some of the easier entry points for corn and soybean farmers looking to capture higher returns can deliver $200 or more per acre.
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Your cotton might need August nitrogen. Here’s how to optimize yield and fiber quality.
David Hula and Randy Dowdy explain why precise seed spacing is no longer a requirement just for high corn yields.
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How do you time cotton plant growth regulators? Here are the factors Monitor hot, wet conditions and measure internodes.
Ben Rand of Blue Line Futures says an unprecedented Western drought is shrinking crops, drying up wells, tightening hay supplies and accelerating cattle herd liquidation across the region
Don’t let nitrogen and phosphorus demand outpace supply. Learn how to manage the midseason nutrient surge with these four expert tips on precision placement and split applications.