Crops
Chances are, you’ve had one of those days…where everything just goes wrong. Well, if you need to see someone else’s misfortunes to make yours seem not-so-bad, check out Farm Journal’s “What a Day!”
Introducing Reviton™, a non-selective herbicide with a new proprietary active ingredient for preplant burndown of broadleaf and grass weeds in corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat.
Larry Thorndyke works to improve his farm so this excited sixth-generation boy can farm the same land his grandfather, and grandfather’s father farmed.
In this interactive eBook, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie offers advice on how to review your equipment balance sheet.
University of Florida researchers have developed corn that can thrive in nighttime heat.
Cornell scientists are developing worm-like, soil-swimming robots to drill into the dirt—and unlock a treasure trove of data on root growth and more.
Current dry weather conditions could play havoc with the 2021 crop. Take proactive steps now to manage through these conditions, advises Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
Here are recommendations for first-year corn and continuous corn.
Farmer mitigates soil challenges with gypsum.
A bad decision with nitrogen won’t cost you yield; it will cost you cold, hard cash.
Learn how to save labor, fuel and equipment costs with this conservation practice.
Cover crops continue to work their way onto fields across the Midwest. While the benefits might be well known, so are the challenges in developing an on-farm system to work in each situation.
Label changes and other requirements must be followed and understood.
Label changes and other requirements must be followed and understood.
Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay.
Use for most crops and livestock declined during a 15-year period.
Custom applicators provide vital services. When facing challenging economic times, however, some growers look to take matters into their own hands.
Like anything in life, there are pros and cons to either choice you make. Before you make a decision, understand what you might sacrifice or gain by using certified or bin-run (also called saved or non-certified) seed.
You might pay more than others if your seed choice benefits you more, companies say
Regardless of your strategy, do everything you can to keep corn from having a bad day
What’s the most troublesome weed in the U.S., according to hundreds of weed scientists and Extension agents?
See the latest crop technology from companies like AgBiTech, Innvictis Crop Care, LLC,, Syngenta, and more.
The Japanese beetle is becoming an increasingly prevalent pest in the north-central region of the U.S.
After a disastrous dicamba year in 2016, which saw hundreds of thousands of acres of U.S. farmland affected by off-target movement, 2017 was touted as a year of labels and precision application. However, early reports
This year is stacking up to be a difficult year for row crop farmers. That’s why generating more demand is a top priority for grain organizations, according to interviews with top commodity group leaders. But building d
This week’s fertilizer price action has states in the southwestern corner of our survey area lower as areas farther north continue to firm ahead of spring applications.
Urea and UAN32% favored a weaker tone this week as the rest of the nitrogen segment firmed.
LP is 3 cents lower on the week at $1.01 per gallon. February 2016 natural gas opened today at $2.29 -- up 37 cents from our last Fuels in Focus. Farm Diesel is 5 cents lower on the week at an average of
Gains tallied $0.00 to Declines’ $42.87 in the regional averages.