Drought
See which states are making the most harvest progress.
Smut, a gray, moldy growth on corn ears, is present in most cornfields every year, but rarely at the level of 2012.
With an early harvest on the horizon for many farmers, air temperatures will likely be warmer than during typical October conditions.
Pay close attention to pre-harvest intervals as drought conditions push an early soybean harvest this year.
With drought comes yield and grain quality concerns. Here’s what you need to know about what drought does in corn, and what you should expect at harvest. Stay tuned for a soybean update later this week.
Drier conditions are continuing in the Southeast United States while wet weather expands to the East. The AgDay Weather Team Looks at Root Zone Moisture in its weather segment.
Potassium (K) regulates water loss and maintains turgor pressure. Identify K-deficiency symptoms in corn and soybeans before drought damages your yield.
Australia moved one step closer to declaring La Nina, issuing an alert for the event as the Pacific Ocean continues to cool.
House Republicans on Monday unveiled an $81 billion disaster aid package to help hurricane-ravaged communities and states hit by wildfires.
Conventional wisdom says fungicide use in corn during a drought makes little to no sense. Some plant health experts and farmers believe otherwise.
Farmers anticipated to plant up to 2.5 million more soybean acres than in 2012.
The effects of the historical drought of 2012 continue to cause issues for farmers.
After last summer, a lot of farmers are asking David Thompson whether they should stick with the same corn plant populations in 2013.
Fungicides aren’t able to save corn plants on the brink of death, but they can prevent and control diseases and improve corn plant health.
Corn plants stressed by extreme heat and too little water yielded less grain and left more nitrogen in soils than in normal years.
This year, plan for prevention to reduce rootless corn syndrome, or floppy corn.
What happened in 2012, and what makes this winter so difficult to predict?
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.
One lesson I learn every year—what-ever the growing conditions—is to respect what a field tells you.
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.
How will your soybeans yield? Watch this video to determine your plants’ stress level.
There is not a lot of good news for the 2012 corn crop, but recent rainfall in some places has corn silking way ahead of schedule.
This has the winter wheat crop off to a solid start.
Here’s how to protect your crop from excessive rainfall, drought and cold temperatures.
