Crops
The radish serves as one of many cover crop options for a no-till operation.
Farmers find new gluten-free market opportunities with this stress-tolerant crop
Farmers find new gluten-free market opportunities with this stress-tolerant crop
Higher-than-previously expected rice stocks results in a 5.0- million-cwt reduction in all rice 2012/13 domestic and residual use.
R&B farms, family owned and operated, not only produces rice to feed the world, but uses it to fuel advocacy for agriculture.
Agency is looking to start making payouts in Oct. 2010
Genetically modified sugar beets on hold; update your health care directive; Large farms better suited for cob collection; new products for crop insurance
Chad Godsey demonstrates peanut blasting to identify maturity levels.
Travel to St. James Parish in Louisiana to learn about one of the state’s lesser-known commodities: perique tobacco.
Declining stocks and higher prices may bring cotton back to the South.
USDA’ s sorghum planting progress ratings for the week ended June 6.
Canada is closely following the U.S., in so many political and trade matters, as a steadfast wingman. But what is the cost?
Damage assessments to agriculture are starting to emerge from North Carolina and South Carolina. Ag losses could swell into the billions of dollars.
Floods unleashed across North Carolina by deadly Hurricane Florence are destroying crops after the storm wreaked havoc on cotton and tobacco.
Canada’s canola farmers are gearing up to take advantage of US-China trade spat by pushing more plantings of that oilseed alternative to US soybeans.
Farmers Business Network, a start up in California’s Silicon Valley, lets growers share details on farm data including seed performances and chemical prices.
Join us at 8 a.m. Central Nov. 10 for the Early Riser session, “Now’s the Time to Repair and Prep Fields for 2021.”
Manage potential soybean risks with a systems approach
Putting In A Hybrid Test Plot? Read These 5 Tips First.
A well-planned program results in more bushels, less fertilizer and reduced loss
The value of zone management goes beyond cutting input costs; it also allows farmers to effectively focus inputs and attention. If you don’t have background information on a field, then grid-based management does the job, says Brad Beutke, who helps with the Farm Journal Test Plots and farms near Clinton, Ill. “But if you have yield history, calibrated yields maps, soil surveys, elevation maps or aerial imagery, for example, then it’s worth the effort to take advantage of the data.” Instead of trying to randomize out variability with a super-imposed grid, zone management uses historical data and experience to pave a path. Regardless of where you are on the technology adoption curve, zone management is beneficial.
Corn hybrids move in and out of the marketplace at a faster rate of speed than ever today. The revolving door means farmers have less time to evaluate and pick the seed best-suited for their fields.
On-farm test plots can help you identify the best hybrids for your ground
Historical data and experience divide fields based on natural variability, characteristics
Farm Journal Test Plots find rolling soybeans early gives them time to bounce back
The ROI of nitrogen (N) is significant—an extra 20 lb. costs less than 2 bu. of corn. That doesn’t mean you throw on some extra N and hope for the best.
The first step in maximizing yield is choosing the right hybrids for your fields.