Planting
Why Are Some Ag Retailers Sitting on High Fertilizer Prices? Making Sense of the Disparity Right Now
Fertilizer and herbicide prices continue to fall, and there are signs the decline will continue. Now the issue is the number of ag retailers sitting on high-priced inputs, which are often passed on to farmers.
Winter is not the high precipitation time frame for many portions of farm country, Snodgrass says. One spring storm system can deliver the same amount of soil moisture as all the snowfall during the winter.
Corn and soybean prices remained high heading into spring, but input costs and global competition remain concerns for producers.
As you gear up for planting season, let’s have a little fun. Which song below best describes your attitude about #plant23?
Farmers in the northwestern corn belt have had normal to above normal moisture this winter which will play into planting intensions, but so will commodity and input prices. So what will the acreage mix look like?
Most folks know to check disk openers, gauge wheels and other soil-contacting components. Here’s a checklist of less obvious problems.
Every year, farmers from the Northern Plains make their way to the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND...for the CHS Ag Services Ag Industry Day where they got an update on weather, agronomics and markets for 2023.
When it comes to winning the furrow, it all starts with the planter. Missy Bauer, Farm Journal field agronomist, says some of the common planting mistakes can be fixed before the planter hits the field.
Even if we’ve done it every year for decades, it never hurts to have a primer to jog our memories about basic planter maintenance measurements.
You can’t always predict the weather; but you can put plans in place so you’re ready to plant in all conditions.
From flooding to mudslides, an atmospheric river produced rain that wreaked havoc on agriculture and infrastructure in the state. One of the hardest-hit areas is the Salinas Valley, a large lettuce production area.
Cover crops may hold the key to fighting weeds, even during the growing season.
Running a vertical tool now can help break up tracks and ruts your harvest equipment left behind. It can also help you address volunteer corn -- yes, it’s likely to be a problem based on corn lost during harvest.
Two farmers embrace conservation practices to build soil health, reduce GHG emissions and leave a lasting legacy. They’re discovering the potential of ag lands as some of Earth’s largest natural reservoirs of carbon.
Take a virtual crop tour across farm country, without leaving your chair.
Farmers save on input costs and improve water management by planting into green, head-high cover crops this spring.
Beck’s designed a tractor tire pressure study on corn and soybeans to determine if changing tire pressure on the go and increasing the PSI footprint can improve crop health.
Farmers in the corn belt are facing both prevent plant and replant situations this spring.
Nearly 80% of the corn crop has emerged and 73% has a condition rating of good or excellent.
After a historically slow start, corn and soybean planting progress have both reached average paces.
Nationally farmers were able to plant a quarter of the corn and soybean crop last week... and that was also the case in states like Illinois.
U.S. corn planting posted another big week. As of May 22, 72% of the crop is planted, up from 49% complete as of May 15.
You can leave emerging crops alone, run a rotary hoe or replant. Ken Ferrie has developed online calculators to guide decision-making and help remove some of the emotions you might struggle with in the process.
After the slowest start to planting since 2013, farmers across the Midwest found a window to plant last week. However, farmers in the northern Corn Belt are still struggling, and it’s a race against the calendar.
Wet fields have slowed farmers’ planting progress to a snail’s pace in some states, but that’s had little effect on broadleaf weeds and grasses. Many are growing rapidly in parts of the Midwest.
U.S. corn planted acres doubled last week, going from 22% planted on May 8 to 49% as of May 15, according to USDA. Yet, that is still way below the five-year average of 67%.
The latest USDA Crop Progress Report data shows planting is off to the slowest start in nine years with only 22% of the nation’s corn crop planted as of Sunday, May 8. Soybean planting progress currently sits at 12%.
U.S. corn planting progress is off to its slowest start since 2013. With only 14% of the corn crop in the field as of May 1, Dan Basse of AgResource Company thinks a record U.S. corn yield is already off the table.
It’s also time to consider switching to corn planting if you are unable to plant corn and soybeans simultaneously. Beware of salt-burn risks in spring strip tillage, and start checking soybeans for bean leaf beetles.