Crops

In the near future, your crew might need one less tractor operator, thanks to Kinze’s Automation Project.
Extremely dry weather followed by later-season rain has left some corn with husks shorter than their ears, portending reduced grain quality at harvest.
Here’s how to manage a crucial, but often overlooked, building block of high corn yield.
Thicker cornstalks and higher populations mandate careful adjustments of corn heads to minimize losses.
Company releases video of planter running without operator in the tractor cab.
Good grief…Goss’s wilt has infiltrated the eastern Corn Belt.
Keep these factors in mind as you weight the fungicide decision.
Avoid errors that slash yield even before you plant.
Baby your seed corn to help minimize damage.
The practice of counting corn sets the stage for higher yields.
New varieties and demand lend support.
Conventional hybrids offer benefits in light of resistance issues and traited seed costs.
An inside look at the movers and shakers of seed.
The recent increase in soybean aphid numbers means producers should step up scouting efforts.
Independent companies are carving a niche in the consolidating world of seed.
Can a new strategy reverse Syngenta’s fortunes?
Mega seed giant Monsanto battles back.
An independent company shows it can run with the big dogs.
Learn how Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) provides third party results of corn and soybean varieties across the Corn Belt states.
Germination testing validates quality and vigor.
U.S. farmer adoption of GM technology sets the curve.
Here are some to the take-home yield tips that farmers brought home from the Illinois Corn College events hosted in late July.
Here’s some advice on planter adjustments for seed size and quality.
Staying ahead of these turbulent marketing times is not easy, but volatility equals the chance of great profits.
A group of seed salesmen learn about agriculture outside of home areas.
Take the right steps to maximize the returns of variable rate technology on your farm.
These good bugs partner with soybeans to increase nodulation and fix nitrogen.
Insufficient sulfur is often misidentified as a nitrogen deficiency.
The impacts of the weather continue to be evident in our grain crops.
A derecho descended upon the Corn Belt last week, causing green snap and root lodging in corn fields across the area. However, agronomists and plant pathologists say that hope isn’t lost for the crop.
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