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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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The Kuhn 9400NT
New Machinery
Kuhn Introduces No-Till Grain Drill
ISOBUS compatability is one option.
September 20, 2022 09:14 PM
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Special Edition 150 Series
New Machinery
Case IH 150 Series Celebrates The Legacy Of Axial-Flow Combines
Thursday, Case IH introduced its limited edition 50 series axial-flow combine lineup to U.S. farmers with a special-edition 150 series.
September 20, 2022 12:04 AM
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Corn harvest
Harvest
Ferrie: Tools and Tips to Take Every Bushel to the Bin
Put these practices to work to improve your corn harvest outcome.
September 20, 2022 12:01 AM
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Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist
Corn
Ferrie: It’s not Halloween but Corn Losses are Scary
Too much corn is not making it to the bin in central Illinois as harvest season nears the finish line. If you’re still combining, consider Ken Ferrie’s recommendations to bolster results.
September 20, 2022 12:01 AM
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sprayer
$100 Ideas
Keep Spray Rigs on the Road and Out of Trouble
Fall burndown applications coincide with the harvest season in a lot of areas. That means farmers, their employees and retailer spray applicators are driving up and down rural roads and highways, working hard and working fast to get every acre treated. While a lot of farmers and applicators are experts in the field that’s not always the case as they move to and from the field, according to Fred Whitford, Purdue University coordinator of pesticide programs.
September 19, 2022 11:16 PM
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pull sprayer
$100 Ideas
Give Your Sprayer some TLC Before Storing it for Winter
Old man winter is moving into the country, bringing colder temperatures and snow with him and making farmers push harder than ever to finish up harvest operations and ready their equipment for storage. One more job to put on your already long to-do list is to winterize your sprayer. Being proactive now will help ensure you have a sprayer that’s in good working order next spring.
September 19, 2022 11:16 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
pull sprayer
$100 Ideas
Give Your Sprayer Some TLC before Storage
Old man winter is moving into the country, bringing colder temperatures and snow with him and making farmers push harder than ever to finish up harvest operations and ready their equipment for storage. One more job to put on your already long to-do list is to winterize your sprayer. Being proactive now will help ensure you have a sprayer that’s in good working order next spring. Here are some quick reminders to help you complete the job.
September 19, 2022 11:16 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
Smart Spraying Solution from BASF and Bosch
Crop Production
Joint Venture Brings ‘Smart Spraying Solution’ To Farmers
BASF and Bosch are developing new technology for weed management. Their system photographs weeds, signals nozzles to spray and records the data in milliseconds. Farmers then get a map printout for easy reference.
September 19, 2022 11:16 PM
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Farmland values
Farmland
No Price Top in Sight for Farmland Values
Is $20,000 the new $10,000 for farmland values?
September 19, 2022 09:43 PM
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RNAi Technology Targets Corn Rootworm
Crop Production
RNAi Technology Targets Corn Rootworm
Farmers looking to gain the upper hand over corn rootworm (CRW) pests have new tools to deploy in the field, thanks to Ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) technology.
September 13, 2022 03:40 PM
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