CROP PRODUCTION
Tips for retailers to help shape effective conservation conversations at the farm-gate
Yield losses of 10 bu. to 35 bu. per acre are common in affected cornfields, especially where farmers have a later-planted crop and in those fields with L2 hybrids.
With on-farm corn stocks the highest since the 1980s, some farmers may be forced to move grain before fall. Do you keep holding on, or is it time to panic sell?
New digital tool boosts precise nutrient applications.
USDA raised both old crop exports and feed usage by 75 million bushels. Standard Grain’s Joe Vaclavik describes the report as “the friendliest report you possibly could have received from USDA.”
The European Commission proposed revising its rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Wednesday to loosen some restrictions for plants resulting from newer gene-editing technology.
I know you’re scrambling to finish harvest, but if you’ve got a chopping corn head that uses “lawn mowers” under the row units, be prepared to do some preventive maintenance before you put that corn head away.
When it comes to crop protection, one company is building a complete portfolio.
Jamie Lawhorne took a grow-for-the-green scam and turned it into one of the most outlandish swindles in farming history.
If you are installing a new u-joint, here’s a quick way to dramatically reduce its lifespan: Over-tighten the bolts on the straps that hold the caps in place.