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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.

Latest Stories
Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist
Crop Production
Ferrie: Cross-Country ‘Crop Tour’ to Canada Showcases Corn And Soybeans
When you go on a 2,700-mile personal crop tour through parts of eight states, you see a lot of corn and soybeans and get a sense of where there will be stellar yields as well as below-average results this harvest.
September 09, 2022 04:21 PM
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Driver Weeds
Crop Production
Take the Wheel: Prevent Driver Weeds from Gaining an Upper Hand
Driver weeds can vary depending on your geography, the time of year and the crops grown.
September 09, 2022 03:21 PM
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Janna Fritz, newly named president of DF Seeds.
Soybeans
New President takes the Reins at Michigan-based Seed Company, Outlines Goals
Janna Fritz, newly named DF Seeds president, speaks to the need for both conventional and specialty seed products that can fuel farmer profitability and also meet consumer wants and needs.
September 07, 2022 08:45 AM
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Rhonda Brooks
Pivot Bio
Corn
First-Ever On-Seed Nitrogen Introduced for Use in Corn, Small Grains
Pivot Bio announced an industry first for farmers this week – the development and introduction of on-seed microbial nitrogen for crops including corn, grain sorghum and spring wheat.
September 02, 2022 08:07 AM
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Rhonda Brooks
Corteva Agriscience and BASF Agricultural Solutions announce their partnership to bring the first four-way herbicide-tolerant trait stack, based on PPO chemistry, to the marketplace for soybean growers.
Soybeans
Corteva, BASF Partner to Deliver New Weed-Control Solution to Soybean Growers
Corteva Agriscience and BASF Agricultural Solutions are partnering to bring the first four-way herbicide-tolerant trait stack, based on PPO chemistry, to the marketplace for soybean growers.
August 31, 2022 08:54 AM
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Rhonda Brooks
Pro Farmer Crop Tour
Crop Production
Home Stretch for Crop Tour: A mix of Baseball Bats for Corn and SDS in Soybeans
Day 4 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is revealing some good to excellent corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota, along with concerns about drought in corn and the appearance of sudden death syndrome in beans.
August 25, 2022 01:57 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
2022 Crop Tour Soybean Sample
Crop Production
Is Ordinary a Four-Letter Word? Maybe So, with Regard to Corn and Soybeans
The third day of the 2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour is revealing a lot of average crops in some states, but Illinois and Iowa corn and soybeans are showing some strength.
August 24, 2022 03:26 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
Rachel Rama - Bayer CropScience
Soybeans
New Mode of Action Herbicide Under Development
Bayer Crop Science has the first truly new MOA in the herbicide-tolerant pipeline for soybeans in more than 30 years, the company reports.
August 23, 2022 04:30 PM
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Crop Production
From Clunker Crops to Bin Busters and Everything In Between
On Day 2 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, scouts see a wide range of conditions in Indiana and Nebraska. Some irrigated corn and soybean fields are performing well, while dryland crops are struggling.
August 23, 2022 04:08 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
Pro Farmer Crop Tour got underway this morning in Ohio and South Dakota.
Corn
Drought Sacks Corn in South Dakota, Ohio Crop Doesn’t Look Great, Either
Watch Day 1 Results Live: Field checks tell the story: some missing ears on the western leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. On the eastern leg, scouts see ears but not record yield potential.
August 22, 2022 06:45 PM
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