Corn
Our hands-on Corn College Planter Clinics can change how you put your crop in the ground -- and lock in top yields.
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.
Improved corn genetics might favor high seeding rates and ultra-narrow rows, helping boost yields.
This year, plan for prevention to reduce rootless corn syndrome, or floppy corn.
Farmers who use several strategic control strategies will put the hurt on weeds and see payoffs both in crop yield and cleaner fields this season.
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.
The future of soybeans is in doubt as the profit and yield spreads between the two crops increase.
While carryover nutrients may be available to crops next spring, one expert predicts that high crop prices for corn and soybeans will also play a major role in farmers’ nutrient use.
Follow these guidelines on nitrogen sources, application types and amounts after a tough production year.
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