Corn
A systems approach to weed control can help you prevent weeds and pocket more dollars this season.
There’s plenty of disease inoculum in cornfields across the Midwest. It’s just a matter of whether Mother Nature will unleash the devastation this season that many farmers saw in 2021.
WTI oil prices crossed the $90 mark last week for the first time since 2014. Strong oil prices typically translate into strong demand for corn ethanol, but some analysts warn electric vehicles may put that on a detour.
If you normally use starter fertilizer, keep using it, advises Ken Ferrie. “Five gallons of 10-34-O will give you a bigger kick than 300 pounds of broadcast DAP, due to placement and timing,” he says.
Evaluate cropping choices on physical, natural and human factors.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use $732 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize a lock and dam on the Upper Mississippi River crucial for shipping grain and soybeans to export markets.
Despite many challenges in 2021, U.S. corn and soybean yields topped those of 2020.
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The report found nitrogen accounts for more than 50% of fertilizer costs for a corn producer at $117 per acre.
USDA made slight adjustments to the final 2021 corn-production estimate, but not due to a change in yield. USDA reported a slightly higher national soybean yield. The agency also revised demand in WASDE on Wednesday.