Crops
Machinery Journal is introducing tough new tractors, how combines add capacity, and the two models joining Kubota Tractor Corporation’s.
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.
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.
There’s been a surge in on-farm grain storage investments since 2009 when the wet harvest exposed the weak links in grain systems across the country.
Plan well-drilling activities ahead of time to get irrigation water above ground. like the engine that powers your tractor, farmland drives your operation forward by providing the fuel your crops need to survive.
You’ve likely heard of El Niño and La Niña, the cycling Pacific weather patterns that can dramatically affect weather on the U.S. mainland.
Assess all areas of your farming operation for energy efficiency to save energy and reduce costs.
Farmers are accustomed to making incremental yield gains from year to year.
In a field where slope is undetectable to the naked eye, a topographic map shows where to place surface drainage ditches so they will channel water off the field.
Would you describe your soil as fairly weatherproof, able to handle harsh conditions and poised to bounce back quickly? That’s how Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie described healthy soil.
Since first appearing in the soybean fields of several Georgia counties, kudzu bugs have spread to more than 12 states and can limit yields by munching on plant stems.
Poor distribution of manure on your field can result in uneven crop growth.
The No. 1 nitrogen management advice from Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie is...
Farm Journal’s soybean test plot report focuses on in-field studies of row spacing, white mold remedies and cyst nematode control.
In the crop protection world, the largest chemical company on the planet is looking at the glass half full.
Remember how you were told as a kid to not judge a book by its cover? That same advice applies to evaluating vertical tillage.
Here’s another way to view the role of crop residue on phosphorus (P) availability in continuous corn.
Use products with different sites of action to prevent resistance from cornering your fields.
One of the more important factors determining the relative profits between corn and soybeans are relative corn and soybean yields.
To see Eye in the Sky reports, GeoSys maps and photos or to submit your own aerial video, visit the Eye in the Sky page on Farm Journal’s site.
If you refer to Bt corn hybrid stacks and pyramids as if the terms are interchangeable, you aren’t alone. However, corn hybrid stacks and pyramids aren’t the same.