Crops

The practices used during the 2024 growing season will have a direct impact on the ability to take advantage of these incentives. Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag shares what you need to know.
Corn growers can use this free tool to understand which hybrids have which traits, as well as evaluate insect problems and herbicide needs in-season.
InnerPlant is developing early-stress signaling capabilities in soybeans and corn. The concept is getting serious buy-in from big players in U.S. agriculture.
This is a new seed lubricity agent applied at plant as a talc/graphite replacement which also provides a micronutrient package (5% phosphate, 1% iron, 3% mnagenses, 2.5% molybendum, 10.5% zinc.)
Here are some tips to help you translate your data into higher yield and ROI.
Grain bins are some of the most valuable tools on the farm. While the traditional design hasn’t changed that much, the technology in and around the bin continues to evolve.
Drone application has a lot of advantages for farmers and ag retailers, but it may not be the right choice for everyone.
Compact corn hybrids appear to take winds 50 mph in stride with little greensnap or lodging resulting. However, yield performance hasn’t been as consistent, and technology providers are working to change that.
“We are a high-impact, mission-driven, life-science company with three strong businesses, but we have four challenges that urgently must be addressed,” said Bill Anderson.
The company’s BioAgonomics project will focus on the connection between agronomic practices in crop production and the value provided by biologicals.
Do you want to plant early-season soybeans? Do you grow non-GMO crops? If the answer to either question is yes, Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist, says to address weeds in the process.
Reports say China has purchased more than 20 cargoes of feed grain in the past two weeks. Where is China buying from, and what’s behind the sudden surge?
Helena introduces Resgenix to help farmers manage the water available to crops and optimize its use.
Farmers hear it every year: Use different chemistries throughout the season to help avoid herbicide resistance.
Herbicide applications that don’t stay on target can be a huge headache for growers.
April showers bring … an increased risk of nitrogen loss in your fields. In fact, research shows that soil can lose more than 20% of its total nitrogen after just one or two spring rainfalls.
As the temperature gets slightly warmer and the daylight a little longer, even if you don’t have seeds in the ground, it’s never too soon to curb crop deficiency.
Experts are watching global dynamics to understand the input market’s longer-term outlook in the U.S. Among their top concerns are geopolitics, weather and low supply.
The company sees this new formulation as a potential replacement for liquid seed treatment.
Benefits include reducing crop residue build-up on the soil surface, resulting in improved planting, seed placement, and germination.
Before heading to the field to apply anhydrous, firm up what crop you’re going to plant. Growers have been kicking around the idea of going beans-on-beans, given the markets. But anhydrous essentially ties you to corn.
“We’re living in a world where it’s just a matter of time,” Harlan Asmus says referencing the development of resistance.
Dynamic Shared Ownership reduces the layers and brings the business management closer to the customer.
The new safety notice pertains to nurse tanks with manufacture dates between Jan. 1, 2007, and Dec. 31, 2011, by AWT at their plant in Fremont, Ohio.
The program is structured so farmer users of Pivot Bio Proven 40 can participate in annual carbon insetting partnerships as a result of their change in practice.
Zalo herbicide is registered for early to mid-post-emergence use to control a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds.
Weed management continues to change and evolve. See how Reviton, a powerful PPO, can fit into your weed control program.
A sudden change in soil density that occurs from the freezing-thawing process can cause problems with corn root growth this spring and impede water movement in the soil during the growing season.
USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., this past week confirmed growing stocks in 2024/2025. Analysts say without a sudden supply disruption, the commodity price outlook remains grim.
USDA NASS has released the 2022 Census of Agriculture data, which revealed important information about the current state of agriculture.
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