Crop Production
Agronomist Missy Bauer, of B&M Crop Consulting says when farmers think about winning the furrow it starts with stand uniformity. “It’s got to be uniform soil around there to make that happen. “
Farmers are already looking towards the 2023 season and how to Win the Furrow. Agronomist Ken Ferrie says there have been many advancements the last 5-10 years related to products that help protect the seed.
Low Mississippi River water levels are a concern for moving inputs like fertilizer. The worry comes as Florida, a key fertilizer-producing state, cleans up after Hurricane Ian. What will the fertilizer price impact be?
Sneaky and quiet, stalk rots can take a big bite out of corn yields.
As if agricultural shippers did not have enough supply chain challenges, there is concern related to the diminished water levels along the inland waterway system that will impact barge transportation.
Technology continues to march forward and, as Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie points out, managing the furrow has never been easier, as long as you take time to dial things in.
Extreme weather situations, including the annual Derecho, hit regions on the eastern leg earlier this year. While the eastern Corn Belt isn’t as dry as its western counterpart, yield potential looks lower than 2021.
Tuesday’s Crop Tour trek through Nebraska and Indiana gave scouts a glimpse at the moderate to exceptional drought Mother Nature has brought down on soil and crops this growing season.
Historic prices of fertilizer have farmers looking for alternative solutions in 2022. Here are four possibilities that one day may change the way agriculture thinks about N.
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Farmers will need to sift through their production data from this year carefully to see what they need to change or keep the same.
You’re familiar with routine maintenance on grain bins—activities that take about a half an hour—but are you aware of other major problems to watch?
Historic prices of fertilizer have farmers looking for alternative solutions in 2022. Here are four possibilities that one day may change the way agriculture thinks about N.
What agronomic ideas can help you Win the Furrow next season? Isaac Ferrie looks at how to pump up yields by focusing on ear flex in corn.
Fertilizer is always a big line item for your production costs. For 2023, plan on it being an even bigger chunk.
As the bullies of the plant world, weeds cost you time, money and energy. Which weed causes you the most headaches?
EPA believes the current pesticide approval system has major “unsustainable and legally tenuous” setbacks. Courts currently dictate ESA cases for the EPA, but this new workplan will allow the Agency to work alone.
Another surprise -- corn acres climbed rather than fell versus March intentions.
Russia’s Blizzard of the Century Is a Blessing for Wheat Fields
The trade is trying to figure out just how much corn will get harvested this year, which Pro Farmer’s Brian Grete is calling the “impossible puzzle.”
The world’s largest agribusiness expects the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce a renewal and an updated label for the herbicide dicamba in the coming weeks.
With a warmer winter across much of the U.S., winter wheat might be greening up sooner than typical. As it greens up, so do dormant weeds or newly sprouting weeds and some insect pests.
Glyphosate was already in short supply heading into the 2022 planting season, but another black swan event is putting an even tighter squeeze on supplies.
Bayer’s Louisiana glyphosate plant is back online, but the glyphosate shortage is industry wide as one Extension weed scientist says growers need to make multiple crop chemistry plans for the next two years.
EPA and NASDA ring-in on the current dicamba evaluation process while continuing to wave their yellow “caution” flag.
The company says a U.S. judge’s rejection of its class-action proposal will have no impact on its commitment to Roundup or Roundup Ready and their availability for farmers and retailers.
It’s called the “king of weeds” and can be resistant to common herbicides, but before you can fight it you have to be able to identify it.
In order to get ahead of weeds, you need to know what weeds you’re up against. There are several weed identifying apps available, but how accurate are they? Researchers at MSU have the answers.
Sprayers are being outfitted with new products and configured in new ways to make applications quicker, cheaper and more precise.
As planting season quickly approaches, weeds are plotting their own entrance to the fields. Often an afterthought, experts say smooth bedstraw is a weed to keep an eye on.