Agronomy
Considering growing hemp for fiber, seed or oil? These are the questions you need to ask to prepare for your first crop.
The bad news? Marestail is a problematic weed lurking in many fields. The good news? There are several control options, according to Kansas State University Extension specialists Dallas Peterson and Doug Shoup.
How many times have you looked at a yield map and wondered why one part of a field outyielded another?
For years, a particular rumor has persisted – tankmix a sugar solution, spray it on your corn or soybeans, and sweeten up your yields. But does it actually work?
With one glance at the yellowed soybean leaves at her feet, Audrey Kalil knows exactly what is ailing them.
Iowa State University’s Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm now is in its 40th year of operation on 260 acres near Nashua, and every year, it brings new ideas, as well as crops, organizers say.
Wheat streak mosaic can be severe, at times leading to total loss when a wheat field is abandoned because of stunted plants that cannot be harvested by a combine or when the yield is so poor that it is not worth combining.
Last week, symptoms of sudden death syndrome (SDS) began to appear in April 15-planted soybeans at the University of Illinois’s Northwestern Research Center in Warren County, according to a U of I Extension educator.
Want to boost your soybean yield in 2016? You might want to start by planting your soybeans earlier next spring.