Agronomy
Fungicides aren’t able to save corn plants on the brink of death, but they can prevent and control diseases and improve corn plant health.
Corn plants stressed by extreme heat and too little water yielded less grain and left more nitrogen in soils than in normal years.
Louis Nigg, a South Dakota farmer, shares why he thinks Farm Journal’s Planter Clinics are valuable, and what he expects for the future of farming.
This year, plan for prevention to reduce rootless corn syndrome, or floppy corn.
With the correct management moves, starter fertilizer can give a corn crop a boost as well as advance maturity.
Because of the lingering effects of a hot, dry 2012 planting season, your 2013 crop requires special consideration. By planning ahead, you can reduce the risk to your emerging crop.
Conventional wisdom says lowering your corn plant populations will help boost yields if dry weather conditions prevail in 2013. That may or may not be a good strategy.
One lesson I learn every year—what-ever the growing conditions—is to respect what a field tells you.
Analysis of the project’s data shows precision guidance, auto-steering and automatic shut-offs provided benefits in three ways.