Crop Production
The nitrogen-fixing power of soybeans is a dream for corn and other crops – but what if you could harness that power through microbes? Sound Agriculture is introducing SOURCE that claims to do just that.
Prior to Bt technologies farmers lost $1 billion annually to CRW—in the form of chemical costs or actual yield loss. With resistance to traits on the rise, it might nibble its way back to a billion-dollar price tag.
With renewed focus on no-till and reduced tillage, how can you experience the greatest financial and positive environmental impact? Do you have to cut back on tillage every acre to maximize the benefits?
Written by: Brenton Rossman, Retail Account Lead for Premier Crop Systems
Depending on what stage of the crop’s lifecycle the weeds emerge, growers could see weaker, suppressed weeds that don’t steal as much yield, or strong, huge weeds that wreak havoc.
By now, you’re familiar with the idea of the 4 Rs of nitrogen. Is it worth the hype? Test plots indicate these factors, combined with specific hybrid characteristics can have huge yield implications.
The nitrogen that stays put. The innovation farmers have been waiting for.
In a matter of a few short years, you can undo more than 100 years of work. How? For each 1” of topsoil that is eroded, it takes at least 100 years to regenerate.
This year marked some intense challenges and opportunities for farmers. Enjoy this look back at the key issues farmers faced.
3 Reasons to Change Your Preplant Weed Control
We’ve all had one of those horrible, no good, very bad days. Well, if you need to see someone else’s misfortunes to make yours seem not-so-bad, check out Farm Journal’s “What a Day!”
As a Missouri farmer is in for a fight of his life, a local ag retailer went to work, deciding to travel to farms, pick up grain from any farmer who wanted to donate for “Combining for Curtis.”
Plan for a normal crop, hope for the biggest crop of your career and then mitigate the risk of a drought or crop failure.
These strategies limit your financial exposure.
In a world where resistant weeds run rampant, one chemical company is bringing relief to corn, soybean and rice farmers. FMC will introduce a novel rice herbicide and a corn and soybean herbicide.
Late Wednesday night, a U.S. appeals court rejected a federal regulator’s permit for dicamba herbicides, including Engenia, FeXapan and XtendiMax.
Larry Thorndyke works to improve his farm so this excited sixth-generation boy can farm the same land his grandfather, and grandfather’s father farmed.
Cornell scientists are developing worm-like, soil-swimming robots to drill into the dirt—and unlock a treasure trove of data on root growth and more.
Current dry weather conditions could play havoc with the 2021 crop. Take proactive steps now to manage through these conditions, advises Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
Farmer mitigates soil challenges with gypsum.
Learn how to save labor, fuel and equipment costs with this conservation practice.
Cover crops continue to work their way onto fields across the Midwest. While the benefits might be well known, so are the challenges in developing an on-farm system to work in each situation.
Use for most crops and livestock declined during a 15-year period.
Like anything in life, there are pros and cons to either choice you make. Before you make a decision, understand what you might sacrifice or gain by using certified or bin-run (also called saved or non-certified) seed.
You might pay more than others if your seed choice benefits you more, companies say
Regardless of your strategy, do everything you can to keep corn from having a bad day
What’s the most troublesome weed in the U.S., according to hundreds of weed scientists and Extension agents?
See the latest crop technology from companies like AgBiTech, Innvictis Crop Care, LLC,, Syngenta, and more.
The Japanese beetle is becoming an increasingly prevalent pest in the north-central region of the U.S.