Agronomy
As the crop enters rapid growth stages, Agronomist Missy Bauer tells farmers to confirm nitrogen and sulfur availability or risk leaving bushels in the field.
After waiting months for much-needed moisture, heavy rainfall is turning early-summer fieldwork into a high-stakes scramble for some Midwest farmers.
A two-pass boron strategy at bloom and pod set shows consistent yield payoffs across the Corn Belt, though agronomists warn the line between benefit and toxicity can be narrow.
Promising new technologies are entering the market, but large-scale corn and soybean farmers often face a frustrating bottleneck.
Ken Ferrie lays out a strategy for farmers struggling with ponded corn acres after rains soak parts of the Midwest.
Understand the growth stage cut-offs to keep your post weed-control practices on-label and effective.
Family partnership, peer groups and open-door networking have shaped Jake Drozd’s belief that farmers get better together.
As corn starts moving into the rapid growth stages, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Missy Bauer says now is the time for disciplined N assessments and applications — not reactionary rate cuts.