Crops
ARS research agronomist Frank Forcella believed sandblasting organic grit would be an effective weed killer. His determination to break from convention has resulted in a four-row grit blaster capable of obliterating weeds.
The mustard crop can be used as a jet fuel source, protein meal and rotational crop option
Jason Norsworthy is attacking the soil seed bank with a no-prisoner policy: capture, burn and kill. Norsworthy is testing a new weapon in the resistant weed wars aimed directly at the seed bank reserve – narrow-windrow burning.
Groups hope more farmers will choose wheat to boost national acres
Technology expands market possibilities and profit potential for straw
The Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance (NSGA) has high hopes for UA 5814HP, a new variety commercially available beginning in fall 2015. UA5814HP, branded as Ashlock HP5A, is a vigorous variety aimed at high seed yield and protein to meet the demand from the high-end poultry industry.
Premium quality chicken litter key to achieve yield boosts.
New report looks beyond hardware tools and details a turn toward data integration.
Varieties, management and irrigation pave road to soybean yield crown.
Fluorescent marker technology could be a major weapon in weed battle
Sunlight into energy means fuel for plant growth – the crucial role of phosphorous in crop fields. Cell elongation and division may be the proper scientific description, but a simplified explanation is a better fit: Phosphorus cranks up plant horsepower.
There’s less fiber and post-gin cottonseed to supply byproduct markets
An unprecedented scale of seed information is available to growers. Rolling back the curtain on seed performance is no longer the sole realm of breeders and scientists, but is wide open for growers and agronomists.
Timing and location are crucial when applying phosphorus to crops. Depending on soil type and condition, application should parallel plant needs to utilize space and tools available.
Good data is the cornerstone of zone management. Management zones must be identified and not created, advised presenter Isaac Ferrie at the 2015 Farm Journal Corn College in Heyworth, Ill.
NRGene unravels crop genomes to produce accurate, cost-effective DNA sequence
When buying and transporting used equipment, pigweed has been known to tag along for the ride.
Peter Blezard believes the most significant technological leap in agriculture for 100 years is waiting on the cusp of farmland -- nitrogen fixation. If he’s correct, agriculture may have an opportunity to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use by 50% in all major global food crops within a decade.
Neonicotinoid loss would carry mammoth consequences for farmers
The weed battle merges herbicides with cultural practices
What do Bt-resistant pink bollworms found in fields in India have to do with U.S. agriculture? A lot.
When buying seed, yield potential, disease resistance and stress tolerance are top of mind. Seed companies also add seed purity to that list.
Management zones are the foundation of a good soil fertility program. Uniform fields are a rarity, and growers need to manage land according to soil variability.
Cover crops are a bustling industry within agriculture, but, the cover crop drumbeat is also met with skepticism or opposition, and some producers point toward the fallacy of blanket acceptance.
Spilled blood never dries. Roughly 175 years after the mysterious death of Jane Story Perryman, the farming matriarch rests in forgotten solitude.
The nitrogen-fixing power of soybeans is a dream for corn and other crops – but what if you could harness that power through microbes? Sound Agriculture is introducing SOURCE that claims to do just that.
What you did this past fall, what you’re doing this spring and the plans you’re making for the summer will make a huge difference in the combine at the end of the year.