Crop Production
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.
The Nutrient Navigator series focuses on efficient, environmentally sound management of nutrients. The goal is to provide practical knowledge that helps drive yields and profits higher.
Once you confirm the diagnosis, here’s how to handle iron problems
Iron, a vital element for crop production, is like some people—laced with contradictions.
Copper and molybdenum are easy to manage if you know how to identify deficiencies
Problems can be avoided, or easily fixed, once you understand this secondary nutrient.
From photosynthesis to building carbohydrates, manganese packs a punch
Zinc deficiency—which can easily cost 15 bu. to 20 bu. of corn per acre—is not something you can walk into a field and diagnose
Applying too little phosphate fertilizer can draw down your soil “bank account” and reduce yield, especially if the crop is stressed by weather or other factors.
It’s likely not the first nutrient you think about, but boron is critical to many plant functions
Let your soil and rotation tell you where to expect boron deficiencies
Herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing problem for farmers across the country. Luckily some new technologies are on the horizon to help battle the bullies of the plant world.
Hit the ground running this spring by doing your prep work now.
After 40 years in the field, agronomist Ken Ferrie shares his top lessons for farmers.