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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
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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Rhonda Brooks
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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Rhonda Brooks
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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Rhonda Brooks
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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Rhonda Brooks
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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Rhonda Brooks
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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Rhonda Brooks
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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Rhonda Brooks
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
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