Crops
Can you cut your total nitrogen (N) rate if you put some on with the planter? The short answer—maybe but be careful.
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Agriculture can lead by example and show that there is room for more than one solution. In fact, we need all solutions. Conventional, urban, and sustainable agriculture all have a place, and we need all of them.
Johnny Dickerson, an arrowhead hunting warhorse with a bootstrap tale and over 4,000 showpiece points, is a classic American individualist with no concern for conformity.
In just over two weeks, USDA will issue its Prospective Plantings report. With a record number of corn and soybean acres expected, analysts think the USDA report may not produce many surprises.
It’s the perfect storm in the worst way for fertilizer prices. Higher demand and a strain in supplies are causing prices to soar, with anhydrous ammonia shooting up $115 per ton in just one week.
Soil density and water availability significantly impact corn development, as the Farm Journal test plots reveal.
Gavin Spoor is a first-generation farmer who says being a farmer is all he ever wanted to do. Through passion and hard work, Spoor proved being resourceful can help you build a business from scratch.
Nearly eight months after an investigation was launched, Mosaic won a countervailing duty case against the imports of phosphates from Morocco and Russia. The outcome could cause further strain on already high prices.
Maximize your cover crop investment this spring.
Dawn Crop Performance expects to save farmers 30% in most cases for crop protection chemistry, fertilizer and surfactants, starting with growers in the Dakotas.
Because of resistance to some of the existing technology in the marketplace, farmers need to evaluate carefully which product can effectively address the specific foliar diseases in their fields.
Grassy weeds in sorghum have historically been extremely difficult if not impossible to control in-season.
More than a month after news broke China committed to its largest ethanol purchase ever, some of those exports have sailed. One economist thinks China may be testing the waters on the difficulty of large shipments.
The dollar rules, but planting decisions are often complex— even when commodities are shining.
The market ended the week on a high note, and one analyst thinks it will be hard to tame the bullish action in the market in the near-term.
Corteva Agriscience is introducing four Pioneer brand sorghum seed varieties containing the new, non-transgenic Inzen trait this season in the High Plains.
When Sesame Street knocked, Casey Cox threw open the door on her Georgia farm and grabbed an opportunity to take U.S. agriculture to a new audience.
Fertilizer prices are creating sticker shock for farmers. As the price of inputs like nitrogen and other fertility inputs continue to climb, industry experts say it’s not a shortage yet.
Farm Journal’s John Herath and former USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey recently joined Field Work podcast hosts Mitchell Hora and Zach Johnson for the premiere of the pod’s third season.
Sorghum producers are enjoying strong demand once again. China’s purchases started to rebound in early 2020 and the demand story has been strong ever since.
Tyler Zimmerman and Chris Walberg have changed agriculture horses in midstream, and say the results are improving long-term ROI—as well as igniting a new zeal for farming.
Commodity Classic may be virtual this year, and as the core commodity groups iron out their legislative priorities for the new year, the headline is moving from trade to climate.
The seed treatment features rhizobia for nitrogen fixation, a dual-strain biofungicide and the lowest application rate in its class.
Corn, soybeans and wheat experienced double-digit price gains on Tuesday, a product of the 2021 bull market. And as prices continue to see the extreme price moves, some think the bull market could last beyond this year.
Wild pig control is one of the greatest challenges in U.S. wildlife management history, and in many ways, wild pig prosperity starts in the fascinating belly of a beast like no other.
The fertilizer price sticker shock is also happening with nitrogen. Ken Ferrie says nitrogen prices were already moving higher, but the Texas freeze didn’t help, as it put a further strain on production.
As farmers spring into planting preparation, they are facing sticker shock on fertilizer prices, an issue some say could last through spring.
While analysts say it’s possible, yet not likely corn prices hit $18 per bushel, there are some factors fueling the market today. It’s not just the supply and demand scenario, but also the possibility of inflation.
The bull market right now is one driven by not just tight supplies, but monster demand. Two marketing analysts say even with an expected increase in acres, tight supplies mean prices can absorb more production.