Corn
In the rush to get corn and soybeans in the ground, keep in mind some principles that can help your crops get a strong start this season.
Many commonly used herbicides are hard to find, and prices are trending higher. Fungicide availability may also be limited in some cases.
U.S. corn and soybean futures climb to multi-year highs and wheat futures are up on tight supplies and weather woes.
China is continuing to make big imports of feed grains and pork. Numbers released by China’s Customs Administration Sunday shows the country imported 16% more pork in March.
You know the agronomic headaches weeds cause. Do you know how they hit your bottom line?
Between 10% and 20% of yield potential can be lost, if you plant corn in unfavorable conditions.
Some of those annual limiting factors can be addressed in-furrow via the planter.
Planting a crop isn’t just dropping seed in the ground and hoping for record results. In order to “Win the Furrow,” it starts with uniform germination and emergence.
Want to save yourself headaches later this season? Take a rainy day this spring to set up your sprayer and create your 2021 application plan.