Crops
Flooding and a widespread soggy spring etch new water marks for agriculture
Frank Ross, Pioneer vice president, North America Operations, discusses the challenges farmers experienced during the last growing season and his company’s corn yield advantages.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota farmer takes a snap of his crops and adds the temperature, wind conditions, date and other details in
Bayer AG was ordered to pay more than $2 billion in damages to a California couple that claimed they got cancer as a result of using the company’s Roundup weedkiller for about 30 years.
There’s a lot of hype over hemp, but is it a viable option for row crop farmers looking for a more profitable option? John Phipps answers a viewer’s question in Customer Support.
Mix up your pesticide plan while being mindful of cost
From pet owners to hip-hop lovers, a diverse mix of people choose organic
This week USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it will no longer release its August Objective Yield Survey.
You might need to jump-start the discussion with non-operator landowners
It’s one crop that’s growing in popularity - and at times - defying popular opinion. Hemp is expected to be in the 2018 farm bill, and some growers hope it helps remove the stigma around the crop.
Farmers who understand how corn hybrid ear type and corn plant structure can work together are on the road to being able to make better hybrid selections for their fields.
A southeast Missouri farmer has been indicted on federal charges of illegally applying dicamba and damaging crops in neighboring fields.
Batey Farms Looks Beyond the Bin, Attracts Urban Consumer
Organic production jumped by 2% to an estimated 6.5 million harvested acres in 2018. In addition, the number of organic farms increased 3% to a total of 17,648 in the U.S. alone.
This has the winter wheat crop off to a solid start.
Here’s how to protect your crop from excessive rainfall, drought and cold temperatures.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler, is testifying on biofuel during his first hearing as EPA’s top post.
This week’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), combined with tariffs to China, caused grain prices to take a nosedive. Some farmers are reaching the end of their rope as frustration turns to anger.
Farm Journal Agronomist Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting is back after a week of vacation, he and covers the gamut in this week’s Boots In the Field Report.
Look beyond the eye candy that makes the job easier and focus on precision practices that save money and boost yield.
Spotty rains brought some relief, but in this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Farm Journal Agronomist Ken Ferrie covers why the much needed rains have also caused some issues.
What you see in the field right now is a good indication of how your corn is going to pollinate.
In this week’s Boots In The Field report Ken covers: Iron chlorosis in areas that got rain, growth standing still and slowed down metabolism in dry areas, and the catch 22 of dinging corn or killing weeds.
Farm Journal Agronomist Ken Ferrie announces the kick off of ugly corn week for a lot of folks. He covers who is most likely to see this and what some of the causes are.
By Nov. 1, landowners and farmers in Minnesota must have buffer strips—consisting of 16½ feet in width of perennial vegetation—in place around both sides of any public ditches on their land.
While the reports can swing markets, they’re created through a process that relies largely on windshield surveys, coffee shop talk and educated estimates from county Extension agents.
The Corteva Agriscience unit is reviewing its portfolio of seeds and pesticides. The company may sell some “tangential” crop seeds to focus on core products.