AgDay

Mikey Taylor cracks 100-bu. soybeans, while waiting for label approval

Greenhouse and field trials have Arkansas weed scientists looking for answers

In a farming age where the grip of Palmer amaranth intensifies and expands each season, dicamba controversy is exploding beyond fields of Monsanto’s Xtend soybeans.

Perry Galloway cuts a unique row chasing higher yields

New chemical spray boosts wheat yield and grain size

Dee River Ranch features a whole-farm irrigation system fed by a 110-acre reservoir. Five 150-hp pumps supply water to 18 pivots and one corner unit across 2,800 acres of corn and soybeans. The results since 2011? Corn profits ranging from $144-$1,093 per acre over non-irrigated ground, and soybean profits hovering between $115-215 per acre over non-irrigated ground.

Alec Horton begins every wheat crop aiming for 100 bu. per acre dryland yield through seed treatments, proper seeding rates, tiller promotion, vegetative growth reduction and moisture conservation. However, he didn’t see a 121.48-bushel bin buster in the cards when he planted “Joe” in the fall of 2015.

A driver weed with no equals, Palmer amaranth has changed the chemical game and forced producers into the rows to chase down escapes.

Hand weeding still plays role in Palmer wars

Natural rubber crops are a possible market for U.S. agriculture