Crop Production
See an updated seed family tree and learn more about how the top five seed companies have evolved through the years.
Pesticide use is surging among U.S. farmers who are worried about insect resistance to Bt corn. But scientists warn that overuse of chemicals may create a worse problem down the road.
Gregg Sauder designs a system to listen to plant needs, identify actions and provide response tools for top yields.
Knowing your cost of production not only helps you know where to trim expenses, but also when to lock in profit opportunities.
Farm Journal Test Plots measure yield potential for flex and fixed ear hybrids based on water, sunlight and nutrients
Mother Nature can be your friend or foe. For a lot of farmers, she was the latter this past winter.
The environment is a driving factor when building soybean yield components and managing pests.
Financial health is typically measured in dollars and cents, but that’s not the only standard Bryan Boll uses to evaluate his farm’s well-being. Accruing nutrient-rich soil is just as vital to the future of his operation as hard currency.
Watch drones in action to see how these devices could be the future of farming.
The calendar may say it’s time to get in the fields, but the soil conditions should determine our actions.
Eliminate all of the variables to drill down and truly learn what practices add up to more yield
It’s prudent to evaluate financial returns with and without high cash rent acres.
Growing conditions and available moisture obviously affect yield, but it all starts with varieties that have the genetic potential to succeed in your area.
What does it take to push fields to the highest yield level? For the past three years, Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer set out to answer that question.
Today’s market dynamics are triggering a fundamental shift to incorporate private products beyond what the Federal Crop Insurance Program has to offer.
With a $4-something outlook for corn prices for the near future, now might be just the time to consider diversifying your operation and making alternative investments.
The saying, “You’re only as strong as your weakest link,” rings true with zone management.
If corn growers compiled a list of their greatest corn disease threats, gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, southern corn leaf blight and Goss’s bacterial wilt would be right at the top.
For 23 years, the Farm Journal Test Plots’ mission has been to provide third-party, independent research straight from the field. Here’s a roundup of the tools used for the first time in test plots this past year.
Machinery Journal is introducing tough new tractors, how combines add capacity, and the two models joining Kubota Tractor Corporation’s.
One of the biggest challenges Phil Needham has each season is determining the appropriate nitrogen rates across each wheat field.
Syngenta Seed Care is launching an updated online training module to educate various audiences about corn nematodes and how to protect corn plants from these invisible but costly pests.
Soil health and efficient nitrogen use go hand in hand, but the relationship is complicated.
A Nebraska grain-system operator unjustly faces a $132,000 fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Sen. Mike Johanns tells AgriTalk.
There really is nothing like Agritechnica and this year’s event drew 450,000 visitors to see the eye-grabbing innovations.
While European wheat management systems are being used across the U.S., Phil Needham is often asked: “Why are wheat yields still so much higher in England?”
Scientists have determined the macro- and micro-nutrient levels in seed hybrids and varieties, which they say could improve yield outcomes and food nutritional values.