Crop Production
No-till and cover crops provide safety and habitat for a common field pest known as the vole. Farmers are trying some simple, natural solutions to fight back before resorting to tillage.
U.S. farmers have long been the envy of the world when it comes to their technological advancements. However, since 2000 other countries have surpassed the U.S. in agricultural research and development spending.
How do you pass the 28-hours of drive time on Pro Farmer Crop Tour? Just ask our scouts! Check out a few of our favorite #PFTour22 tweets, and cast your own vote.
Tune in at 1:30 p.m. central/2:30 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer’s national corn and soybean crop estimates.
Soybeans took a hit in Minnesota, which was the western leg’s trend this year. Corn showed more kernel depth and yield on both routes.
Tune in at 8 p.m. central/9 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer Crop Tour results.
“Although it’s a mature industry—it’s a progressive one,” says Andrew Moore, CEO of the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA).
Weather challenges this spring tugged total crop acres down for 2022. USDA’s Farm Service reports farmers were unable to plant on 6.387 million acres.
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.
Talk to your crop insurance agent now to see if margin protection coverage is a good fit for your operation. The deadline for it is Sept. 30.
Tune in at 8 p.m. central/9 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer Crop Tour results.
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.
How low and wide can a farmer go? 30,000 seeds per acre, or a lean 20,000, or even a bare-bones 5,000 on 60” rows, and still maintain profit levels?
Jamie Lawhorne took a grow-for-the-green scam and turned it into one of the most outlandish swindles in farming history.
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.
“We’ve got a huge discovery process that will be underway in southeast Nebraska,” says Chip Flory, host of AgriTalk.
For the 30th year, Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts will be providing insights for potential corn and soybean yields based on samples from 2,000 fields.
Gone. A glaring story of soil loss, set against an alarming background of buffalo bones and the Dust Bowl, is a signpost account of cost and consequence, with relevance for the entire farming industry.
Here’s how you can follow along and analyze real-time results from the 2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Farmers across the United States are successfully implementing edge of field practices to better manage water and reduce nutrient and sediment loss from their fields.
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour’s data-gathering methods are disciplined and produce consistent results.
A few areas of the country were expected to see some rain this week. What’s the weather doing on your farm? Share your Crop Comments!
AgDay launched in 1982 by satellite on a handful of local affiliates. Today, viewers watch the agriculture news program on 121 affiliate stations and RFD-TV, reaching more than 53 million viewers each year.
The best analysis of this year’s data will be to compare state-by-state results to past Pro Farmer Crop Tour data, with close attention to the percentage changes.
The Great Spaghetti Tree Hoax is an outrageous agriculture prank for the ages, masterfully executed as fake news by the media and ravenously swallowed by the public. Welcome to madness on a bogus farm.
The 2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour will be sweeping the Midwest soon. We spoke with a handful of master crop scouts to get a preview of what to expect on each leg of the tour.
It’s time to make a plan. Projections show you will face higher costs and lower returns for 2023. See if Margin Protection crop insurance can help you manage risk.
The goal of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is to get a strong, objective view of corn yield potential across the Corn Belt during the third full week of August.
Iowa started off the season with historically high crop ratings but conditions have recently dropped with the recent heat and dryness and that may have taken the top end off yields.
Crop conditions in Nebraska dropped three-percent for both corn and soybeans last week and are likely to drop even more after this week’s extreme heat and dryness.