Farm Journal: Early Spring 2013

Magazine Features

• Economic Assessment
  
  03/23/2013
  The hope of a new year and an optimistic outlook from USDA officials at the agency’s annual Agricultural Outlook Conference is encouraging for the nation’s crop farmers.
• Beyond a Handshake
  
  03/23/2013
  A lot of farmland has changed hands in the past few years, which might provide an opportunity to increase the amount of leased land in your farm portfolio.
• Rich in Potassium
  
  03/23/2013
  Potassium’s behavior in the soil sets it apart from other nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. That means you must manage it differently.
• Water-Sipping Hybrids
  
  03/23/2013
  Brutal agronomic conditions from the drought in 2012 have corn growers looking to minimize production risks by growing more drought-tolerant corn.
• MachineryJournal: Claas innovations
  
  03/23/2013
  At Ag Connect 2013, Claas introduced its latest Class 10 combine, the Lexion 780, and kicked off its global centennial celebration.
• CropTech
  
  03/23/2013
  USDA has deregulated the Syngenta Agrisure Duracade trait and tips on management practices to boost soybean yields in Farm Journal's CropTech.
• The Fungicide Factor 
  
  03/23/2013
  Conventional wisdom says fungicide use in corn during a drought makes little to no sense. Some plant health experts and farmers believe otherwise.
• Firm and Flatten
  
  03/23/2013
  It slices! It dices! It makes Julienne Fries! OK, so field rollers aren’t that versatile, but farmers are finding new uses for the agricultural version of a giant rolling pin.
• New Products
  
  03/23/2013
  New products for 2013 from a digital interface welder to a frame that secures a transfer pump plus more.
• Ahead of the Curve
  
  03/23/2013
  Manufacturers are bringing new soybean trait systems to the market to help farmers combat weeds and boost yields.
• TechnologyJournal
  
  03/23/2013
  Increasingly, the tractor cab is being used as a mobile office. Check out the latest gadgets for your farm in Technology Journal.
• Precision’s Match Game
  
  03/23/2013
  Precision agriculture has officially left its infancy. Companies have layered a full suite of products and services in recent years.
• Wheat Crop Snapshot
  
  03/23/2013
  Wheat conditions vary greatly across the country. In the areas that finally received some precipitation, the crop is healthy, in other areas crop potential looks bleak,
• Wheat Journal
  
  03/23/2013
  Winter wheat helps farmers spread out equipment, labor and management time and cost.
• Soil Air and Water Unite
  
  03/23/2013
  A 60/40 ratio probably makes you think of crop-share lease arrangements. But that ratio takes on new significance in terms of crop production.
• Gear Up for “Someday”
  
  03/23/2013
  For most farmers, developing a long-range business plan is about as exciting as fixing fence.
• Weed Wreck
  
  03/23/2013
  Roughly a decade has passed since the first alarm was sounded to alert farmers to the development of resistant weeds. Today, resistant weeds continue to proliferate.
• Mechanized Marvels
  
  03/23/2013
  The 48th annual event let visitors see newly introduced equipment up close, attend free educational seminars and cheer above roaring engines at the prestigious Championship Tractor Pull.

Web Extra

• A Timeline of Claas Innovations and Company Milestones
  
  03/19/2013
  Harsewinkel, Germany is the worldwide hub for the international farm machinery company Claas.
• Wheat on the Big Screen
  
  03/18/2013
  Learn about two movies that focus on wheat.
• Nominate Your Mom to be Recognized
  
  03/18/2013
  Nominate your favorite farm mom for a chance to win up to $10,000 in Monsanto’s America’s Farm Mom of the Year contest.
• Farmland Leases 101
  
  03/16/2013
  Learn more about various lease agreements, see the Farm Journal Pulse results map and a link to an Extension farm lease website.
• 2013 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Coverage
  
  02/23/2013
  Read AgWeb's full coverage from this year's conference.

Columnists

• The High Road to Personal Accountability
  
  03/23/2013
  For the past several years, my message has been simple yet constant: cycles always have been and always will be part of production agriculture as long as fear and greed exist.
• High-Yield Wheat
  
  03/23/2013
  Boosting yields doesn’t necessarily require a significant financial investment. More often than not, the difference lies in addressing the weak links in the system.
• Outlook: Don’t Put Profits At Risk
  
  03/23/2013
  It’s time to get the planters out and get ready to roll. As the demands of the production season pull you away from your desk, I encourage you to be just as aggressive with marketing.
• In the Shop
  
  03/23/2013
  Here are four greasy facts...These four facts, gleaned from mechanical and lubrication engineers, make sense once they’re explained.

Test Plots

• Early Season Plot Report
  
  03/23/2013
  Headquartered in central Illinois and southern Michigan, Farm Journal Field Agronomists Ken Ferrie and Missy Bauer conduct thousands of acres of test plots every year. Here’s a recap of Ferrie’s initial findings.

Departments

• Field Questions
  
  03/23/2013
  Find answers to your crop production questions on Farm Journal’s “Ask an Agronomist” blog.
• $100 Ideas
  
  03/23/2013
  You can join our $100 Ideas Club! Share your unpublished ideas and join our $100 Ideas Club. The Double Your Money winner receives $200.
• Machinery Journal
  
  03/23/2013
  JCB unveils new models and updated machines in its lineup of Fastrac tractors and Loadall and TeleMaster telehandlers.
• Must-See Wheat TV
  
  03/23/2013
  Popcorn is the snack of choice at the movie theater, but wheat is quickly becoming the on-screen star. The crop is featured in two documentaries—one that’s complete and another that’s in early production.
• TailgateTalk
  
  03/23/2013
  The search is on for Monsanto Company’s next America’s Farmers Mom of the Year.