Farm Journal: Seed Guide 2012

Magazine Features

• Resistance Reality
  
  07/30/2012
  Western corn rootworm breaks through Bt control.
• Interactive Seed Family Tree
  
  07/29/2012
  Learn more about the brands associated with each seed company.
• Beyond ‘Book Early’
  
  07/28/2012
  A closer look at how to get the seed you want next year
• 10 Tips to Better Beans
  
  07/28/2012
  Extension experts offer sound management advice
• Demise of Detasselling
  
  07/28/2012
  Technology overcomes corn’s most labor-intensive job
• Herbicide Diversity
  
  07/28/2012
  Seed competitors become collaborators
• Manage Risk with a Trait Rotation Strategy
  
  07/28/2012
  This multiyear approach can help you prevent resistance.
• Functional Forages
  
  07/28/2012
  New alfalfa varieties enhance milk production
• All Aboard the Seed Corn Supply Chain
  
  07/28/2012
  Companies manage risk and needs on the production end to guarantee farmers have seed at planting.
• Prescriptions for Seed
  
  07/28/2012
  New systems help farmers use field-specific data to drive seed and agronomic decisions for top yields.
• Behind the Seed Scene
  
  07/28/2012
  Players offer more choices from fewer brands.
• Fight the Blight
  
  07/28/2012
  Prepare now to prevent seedling disease in your fields.
• Trait Away
  
  07/28/2012
  RR1 soybean trait to expire in 2014, but does it matter?
• Serious About Sorghum
  
  07/28/2012
  Farmers find new gluten-free market opportunities with this stress-tolerant crop
• The Population Grail
  
  07/28/2012
  A look at the value and risk of increasing populations
• Fourth and Wrong
  
  07/28/2012
  Get the real score on “offensive” versus “defensive” hybrids
• Knock Out Nematodes
  
  07/28/2012
  Seed companies fortify cotton’s nematode barrier
• Wheat Shows Its Strength
  
  07/28/2012
  Management system should determine farmers’ choice of variety
• When Less Is More
  
  07/28/2012
  Reduced soybean seeding rates can boost profit
• Better Wheat by Design
  
  07/28/2012
  Quality means high yields and market opportunities
• Seed Capital
  
  07/28/2012
  Minnesota community prospers with talent and technology
• Balancing Act
  
  07/27/2012
  Companies look to improve corn refuge compliance.
• Love Me Tender
  
  07/27/2012
  Convenience and speedy refills spur red-hot seed tender market
• Drought-Resilient Yields
  
  07/27/2012
  New hybrids allow farmers in nontraditional corn areas to grow corn under stressful conditions
• Tomorrow's Toolbox
  
  07/27/2012
  Tools, tech and trends you can expect to see in 2013.

Web Extra

• Farmer Poll Shows Snapshot of Seed Costs
  
  07/28/2012
  This map depicts about 800 farmer responses to the question: What is the average price per bag you paid for corn seed in 2012 (or 80k unit if you buy in bulk)?
• Welcome to the 2012 Seed Guide
  
  07/24/2012
  Seeds Editor Rhonda Brooks highlights the diverse topics in the 2012 Seed Guide.
• Soybean Seeding Rate Strategies
  
  07/17/2012
  Indiana farmer Ben Moore explains his soybean planting methods.
• How to Manage Nematodes in Cotton
  
  07/17/2012
  Use these steps to develop a nematode management program.
• Select the Right Seed to Maximize Yields
  
  07/17/2012
  Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie provides tips on how to avoid mistakes that cut yields before you plant.
• Rootworm Resistance Update
  
  07/17/2012
  The western corn rootworm season is progressing at an unprecedented pace.
• Calculate Wheat Seeding Rates
  
  07/17/2012
  Analyze the 2012 wheat harvest summaries and quality reports for wheat classes grown in the Northern, Central and Southern Plains.
• Wheat Harvest Summary Reports
  
  07/17/2012
  Analyze the 2012 wheat harvest summaries and quality reports for wheat classes grown in the Northern, Central and Southern Plains.
• Olivia, Minn.: Seed Capital of the World
  
  07/17/2012
  View our interactive map that displays the seed research sites in Olivia, Minn.
• Corn Population Calculators
  
  07/17/2012
  Most seed companies have yield vs. ppa charts for different hybrids. Here are some online tools to help you estimate your needs.
• RR1 Soybean Seed Calculator
  
  07/17/2012
  Use this spreadsheet to calculate the yield needed to justify saving RR1 soybean seed.
• Farmers Share Sorghum-Growing Advice
  
  07/17/2012
  Missouri farmers Ron and Ben Beetsma address why they continue to grow grain sorghum.

Columnists

• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  
  07/28/2012
  Even Dr. Phil would have trouble mediating the complex relationships between farmers and their seed salesmen.
• Editor's Notebook: Seeds of Hope
  
  07/28/2012
  We trust you have hope to hang onto as we all tough out this wild weather.