Corn
How good a job you do spreading residue behind the harvester makes a big difference in how uniform your corn stand will be next spring and how uniform its growth and development will be.
Results are also in from some corn teaching plots planted at the Heyworth, Ill., campus, including four starter plots, a series of sulfur timing plots, plus nitrogen and planting population plots.
This was a familiar scene in fields across the Midwest this season. Not only did volunteer corn impact soybean yields, agronomists say it sheltered rootworm eggs that can overwinter and infest corn crops next spring.
Ahead of the report, analysts expected a drop in corn yield, but not soybean yield — and the market responded quickly, says Bill Biedermann, AgMarket.Net co-founder.
Moisture is needed to temporarily hold the ammonia so it can become attached to clay or organic matter in the soil. In addition, if dry soils are cloddy and do not seal properly, the ammonia can be lost.
Farmers will need to sift through their production data from this year carefully to see what they need to change or keep the same.
You’re familiar with routine maintenance on grain bins—activities that take about a half an hour—but are you aware of other major problems to watch?
Soybean prices slid Friday after USDA’s Grain Stocks report was released, but aren’t the only reason analysts are concerned; early yield reports from the Midwest are also surprising to Arlan Suderman and Darren Frye.
United States ethanol production has slowed the last several weeks and is now at levels not seen since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the crop nears black layer, you can determine whether it’s going to be the bin buster you hoped for, an average crop or simply “meh.” Ken Ferrie says there are several things to look for now.