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Rhonda Brooks

Agronomy Editor, Farm Journal

Rhonda Brooks is the Agronomy Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering all aspects of crop production. A Missouri native with a background in agricultural communications, she has previously worked on multiple Farm Journal brands.

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Corn
3 Tips To Keep Corn Growing Strong Mid-Season
The ‘cure’ for low prices is more yield. David Hula and Randy Dowdy have some practical recommendations to help you take more corn to the bin this fall.
June 20, 2025 04:11 PM
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Politics
EPA’s Proposed Rule A Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Farmers
The move would increase biomass-based diesel requirements, from 3.35 billion gallons in 2025 to 5.61 billion gallons in 2026, supporting American row-crop growers in the process.
June 18, 2025 04:21 PM
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Corn
Sulfur Is The Secret Nutrient Your Corn Needs Now
In some cases, the sulfur deficiency can be traced back to last fall when ammonium sulfate and DAP were taken out of fertilizer programs to reduce costs. In other scenarios, the corn just isn’t getting adequate sulfur — but the problem can be corrected.
June 17, 2025 12:30 PM
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Corn
How to Track the Potential for Your Corn Crop to Develop Tar Spot
Now’s the time to be scouting for the disease, especially where the inoculum is present. Tracking weather data, particularly daily humidity levels, can help you keep an eye on tar spot this season.
June 13, 2025 02:12 PM
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Succession Planning
Farming Builds A Bridge Between Kentucky Family’s Past, Present And Future
Caleb Ragland is hopeful his boys will have the opportunity to be the 10th generation to carry on the family’s farming roots, but he’s concerned the fallout from trade disruptions, high input costs and low commodity prices could deliver a death blow to that dream.
June 12, 2025 07:45 AM
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Politics
Is The Trump Administration Trying To Make Trade Deals With Too Many Countries at Once?
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says one of the challenges the U.S. is dealing with is trying to negotiate agreements with 18 of its biggest trading partners simultaneously. Grassley would like to see a dialed-back strategy used instead.
June 10, 2025 03:33 PM
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Politics
Third Chinese National Accused of Smuggling Biological Materials into Michigan
Another Chinese researcher has been detained by federal agents for unlawfully shipping roundworms into the U.S. for work she planned to conduct at a University of Michigan laboratory
June 10, 2025 09:37 AM
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Crop Production
Drones Help Soybean Grower Hit the Bull’s Eye of Efficiency
Alex Harrell, soybean world record holder, says the technology helps him make more accurate and timely foliar product applications, while costing less than using a ground rig or an airplane.
June 10, 2025 05:36 AM
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Corn
Reach Your Corn Yield Goals With Strategic Nitrogen Use
Mother Nature is throwing a lot of weather curveballs this season. Keep your eye on the ball and score big at harvest with these practical nitrogen management recommendations.
June 06, 2025 12:43 PM
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Crop Production
Triple-Action Foliar Fungicide Targets Tar Spot, Southern Rust and Frogeye Leaf Spot
Corteva Forcivo will feature three modes of action to address foliar diseases in corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops via overlapping preventive and curative activity.
June 05, 2025 02:36 PM
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