100-Dollar-Ideas
Answer these questions to help ensure you’re ready to treat pests in a timely fashion
With resistance on the rise, farmers need to employ new control methods
A lot of the fields Brad Beutke farms look flat and black from the road. But as the old saying goes, looks can be deceiving. “There’s a lot of variability out here that you wouldn’t necessarily expect in central Illinois,” says Beutke, who grows 2,600 acres of corn and soybeans near Clinton with his business partner, Rod Wilson.
Prioritize and coordinate opportunities to learn—and then share information
You can still impact soybean yields this season through fertilizer management
Because every farm is different, many practices might be needed to improve soil quality
Farmers and applicators should check state rules before applying the product
Edge-of-field tools save nutrients for crops and keep them out of water supplies
Federal scientists have determined that a family of widely used pesticides poses a threat to dozens of endangered and threatened species, including Pacific salmon, Atlantic sturgeon and Puget Sound orcas.