Crops
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Smooth harvests start with proactive maintenance. Check and repair key cotton picker parts now before next season.
Planning for next season? Review the expert insights and recommendations from farmers and field agronomists on how to reduce costs and strategically reallocate resources.
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Explore the pros and cons of various cover crop varieties to know what to pick for your cotton field this winter.
The winning yield in the 2025 NCGA Corn Yield Contest further solidifies Hula’s long legacy of achievement and commitment to corn production excellence.
With the outlook for high input costs and low commodity prices, the impulse for farmers is to cut their spend on products across the board for 2026. There is a more effective approach that will deliver better results and ROI, say Extension field agronomists.
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Learn how properly managed crimson clover can boost nitrogen, protect soil and strengthen your next crop
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Having a flexible weed control program can help
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Learn how to test soil early, prepare well and plant cotton into the right conditions for uniform stands and lasting yield potential.
A new report details the need for more ag funding to address existing weeds, insects and diseases as well as agronomic problems that have yet to reach U.S. shores.
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Farmer-members are confident in the co-op’s team and recommendations
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Learn how gypsum improves soil structure, water flow and nutrient balance, helping your fields stay strong and productive.
Preemptive control of heavy-hitting diseases like white mold, frogeye leaf spot, Cercospora leaf blight and others is now possible thanks to specially designed soybeans that act like an early warning system, enabling proactive fungicide treatments and yield protection.
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Proper burndown is just one step in the process. A comprehensive resistance strategy for your crop protection toolbox is the linchpin for ongoing weed protection.
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Boost soybean yield with the right lime strategy including soil testing and proper application rates.
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Learn how BASF’s maximum use rate increase provides additional flexibility for growers to take back control of weeds on their farms .
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Learn how to navigate wet winter conditions like soil compaction, disease pressure and planting delays.
Syngenta’s latest innovation knocks out corn rootworm and addresses a host of other yield-robbing pests in a variety of crops.
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How a two-pass herbicide program can set you up for success in 2026.
In many areas of the Corn Belt, farmers experienced 10-to-50-bu.-per-acre yield losses from disease pressure this year, says Ken Ferrie. In a period of tight margins, timely treatment decisions were more crucial than usual.
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From pre- to post-emergence, Zidua brand herbicides deliver the flexibility and lasting control your soybeans need.
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More seed doesn’t mean more yield. Find your corn population sweet spot for yield and profit.
Wheat acres are expected to decline, and little change is anticipated for cotton acres after a drop in 2025.
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Wireworms in corn can go unnoticed until damage is extensive. Scout early to reduce pressure.
Because every growing season is unique, agronomists are encouraging corn growers to make a management plan for the “driver diseases” they’re most likely to encounter in fields next year.
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Pick the most effective cover crop termination strategy. Learn which method and timing will best support soil health, residue management and a strong spring season.
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Planter upkeep this winter prevents costly downtime and yield loss. Here’s a checklist of maintenance steps to conduct before planting.
The fungal disease has spread to fields in at least seven states since 2018, including three new ones just this year. Once established, the pathogen is nearly impossible to eradicate, Extension plant pathologists report.
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Stop wireworms early with proactive management and seed treatments
