Crop Production
California farmers are facing another round of flooding, with fields still bearing scars from January’s floods. An area known for production of fresh berries and lettuce is expected to now have a larger losses.
Steve McKaskle’s remarkable farming story hits frontline dicamba wars, commodity busts, organic vs. GMO melees, scientific breakthroughs, value-added victories, and incurable cancer.
A new partnership between Corteva, Bunge and Chevron to create proprietary canola hybrids will boost vegetable oil supplies to fuel the renewable diesel market while also creating a new revenue stream for farmers.
EPA is looking to evolve the existing chemical licensing program to offer more education and training in restricted use pesticides.
Experts agree there’s potential in the jug if used correctly and under the right expectations. Here are eight tips experts say can maximize your ROI of biologicals this growing season.
Envita offers corn growers season-long nitrogen availability, according to Azotic Technologies. The product retails for approximately $15 an acre.
How can you reap higher yields this fall? Follow these tips to develop a plan and prep for challenges in the spring.
Corteva introduces three herbicides and one biological to be added to its lineup of crop protection products.
Skeptic, heretic, eccentric, disruptor—Roy Pfaltzgraff pleads guilty to all. “People think I’m crazy. They’re right, I am crazy, but I’m also the owner of a farm that is working great.”
Missy Bauer, Farm Journal field agronomist, has found adding a dry ammonium sulfate at V3 or V4 growth stages can make the most significant impact on yields in soils with less organic matter.
Marion Calmer says nutrient stratification in soil is a significant problem on his western Illinois farm — and it’s only getting worse.
Deer sheds hide in plain sight, a vexing prospect for a hunter, farmer, or landowner searching for dropped antlers. A common question from the empty-handed: Where have all the sheds gone?
Farm Bureau finds 2022 weather events added up to 18 weather and climate disasters, each with damages exceeding $1 billion.
From conventional horizontal tillage to strip-till and no-till, the key is applying a production system that can overcome each field’s weakness.
With more than 1,500 responses, we have a clear winner for the two most common tillage types.
Each system can have its place on your farm. Which is your primary tillage practice?
Morocco is sitting on 75-85% of proven global phosphate reserves, but projections of phosphate depletion span from 50 to 300 years. John Phipps explains why the concerns about peak phosphate production may be overblown.
With improved snowpack in areas such as Montana and precipitation through the midsection of the country late last fall and this winter, the Mississippi River and its tributaries could be back to normal by this spring.
A year after Russia invaded Ukraine farmers continue to see reduced crop production and exports. Farming has been difficult in the middle of a war, but farmers such as Nick Gordiichuk have persevered.
Thanks to technology, the days of choosing one farming system for your entire operation are gone.
Evaluate your fleet to implement multiple production systems and capitalize on fieldwork windows.
Varying production methods, as well as inputs, complete your transition into precision farming
The ability to switch between vertical tillage and no-till or strip-till can boost yield and help cope with weather
Managing multiple production systems is the last step to precision farming
Multiple production systems provide options for tough years such as 2019
Nitrogen is often the most limiting factor when it comes to crop productivity.
FFA students searching for success can learn from Oklahoma’s Raegan Klaassen and her well-traveled path to the 2021 National Star Farmer stage in Indianapolis.
More than 4,000 growers and applicators have already completed Bayer-led dicamba training for 2023, which outpaces previous seasons and shows that growers continue to prioritize this technology.
With higher-than-average costs and spring planting on the horizon, farmers are locking in their 2023 input needs.
To combat volatile weather, mitigate rising input costs and meet agronomic goals, producers are making choices geared toward soil health. Here are insights and tips from three of those producers.