Crops
Corn is going through pollination right as daytime temperatures are the highest for the season.
We need your input! Please share your thoughts on these nine questions to help guide the 2013 Farm Journal Seed Guide.
Is it waterhemp or Palmer amaranth? Identification can be difficult but early detection is essential to reduce the potential for crop yield loss.
Team up with Weed Warriors to attack leafy field invaders.
Team up with Weed Warriors to attack leafy field invaders.
Team up with Weed Warriors to attack leafy field invaders.
You can’t always predict the weather; but you can put plans in place so you’re ready to plant in all conditions.
Wheat College strives to arm farmers with information they can take home to increase yields.
Many farmers wonder whether the crop insurance conspiracy will be the impetus for sweeping changes in the crop insurance program.
In many areas of the country, hard water is a fact of life, it’s a good idea to re-evaluate best practices to ensure chemical performance.
Headquartered in central Illinois and southern Michigan, Farm Journal Field Agronomists Ken Ferrie and Missy Bauer conduct thousands of acres of test plots every year. Here’s a recap of Ferrie’s initial findings.
The seed treatment provided visible response in the first, second and third crown roots, with more root mass and root hairs.
To answer questions about the options available for closing systems, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie organized a multiyear test plot to look at the various planter closing wheel designs.
Manufacturers are bringing new soybean trait systems to the market to help farmers combat weeds and boost yields.
Find answers to your crop production questions on Farm Journal’s “Ask an Agronomist” blog.
Boosting yields doesn’t necessarily require a significant financial investment. More often than not, the difference lies in addressing the weak links in the system.
Conventional wisdom says fungicide use in corn during a drought makes little to no sense. Some plant health experts and farmers believe otherwise.
The 40 Series is an all-new bin lineup that supports faster fill rates, provides more storage in a smaller footprint and increases peak capacities.
Farmers anticipated to plant up to 2.5 million more soybean acres than in 2012.
A cattle operation uses lots of wire to create temporary paddocks and replace old fences. So finding a fast, easy way to handle wire was top of mind.
The effects of the historical drought of 2012 continue to cause issues for farmers.
See a visual representation of how the drought swept across the state of Illinois
The run of near-record crop prices might be about to end, if not this fall then by harvest 2014, analysts say.
After last summer, a lot of farmers are asking David Thompson whether they should stick with the same corn plant populations in 2013.
Our hands-on Corn College Planter Clinics can change how you put your crop in the ground -- and lock in top yields.
Fungicides aren’t able to save corn plants on the brink of death, but they can prevent and control diseases and improve corn plant health.
Corn plants stressed by extreme heat and too little water yielded less grain and left more nitrogen in soils than in normal years.
After years of criticizing modern agricultural practices, Mark Lynas has become one of the strongest advocates for U.S. farmers.
Louis Nigg, a South Dakota farmer, shares why he thinks Farm Journal’s Planter Clinics are valuable, and what he expects for the future of farming.