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Manage your time, weeds and previous stands to maximize yields
When the weather says you can’t head to the field, it’s time to head to the office.
Stress in 2019 has pushed many U.S. farmers to the brink as ag organizations join the conversation and offer help.
Applying nitrogen—corn’s most important and trickiest nutrient—doesn’t do a lick of good if it escapes into the air or, even worse, into water sources before plants can use it.
In the field, farmers need to focus on the four Rs of fertility management: the right product, right rate, right time and right place.
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Kansas woman proponent of cotton on the southern plains
Monsanto speaks to investors about its motivation to pursue Syngenta.
Knowing your cost of production not only helps you know where to trim expenses, but also when to lock in profit opportunities.
Watch drones in action to see how these devices could be the future of farming.
It’s prudent to evaluate financial returns with and without high cash rent acres.
Today’s market dynamics are triggering a fundamental shift to incorporate private products beyond what the Federal Crop Insurance Program has to offer.
With a $4-something outlook for corn prices for the near future, now might be just the time to consider diversifying your operation and making alternative investments.
Farmers are accustomed to making incremental yield gains from year to year.
Recent declines in grain and oilseed prices and the strengthening U.S. dollar might start to put a damper on escalating farmland prices.
Soil type, topography and climate differences make no-till a challenge on any level, but Dan Towery is excited about the system’s bottom-line opportunities.
You can’t always predict the weather; but you can put plans in place so you’re ready to plant in all conditions.
Wheat College strives to arm farmers with information they can take home to increase yields.
The seed treatment provided visible response in the first, second and third crown roots, with more root mass and root hairs.
After years of criticizing modern agricultural practices, Mark Lynas has become one of the strongest advocates for U.S. farmers.
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.
If this year’s corn, soybean and wheat yields approach anything resembling a normal trend line, farm income for crop producers is likely to fall lower, potentially near break-even by year’s end.
It’s tempting to think that a Band-Aid approach to irrigation maintenance can save you time and money. But you need to examine it closely from the ground up.
As of Dec. 10, more than $8.7 billion has been paid to farmers for crop losses in 2012.
Amid other lessons, the titanic drought of 2012 gave farmers an education in crop insurance—and a reminder that it’s as vital a tool in a marketing plan as options or calls.
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.
The 2012 Census of Agriculture features several firsts—among them, new questions about land-use practices, Internet access and crops grown for production of renewable energy.
What happened in 2012, and what makes this winter so difficult to predict?