Soil Health
Corn harvest in Missouri is at 28% complete, with soybean harvest at only 4%. While Missouri was hit by drought this year which will cut yield average, some areas are bucking that trend.
With crops slowly coming in off the fields, now is a good time to start thinking about soil testing. Here are five reasons why fall testing may be more ideal than spring.
Two new metering systems from Montag are engineered for accuracy in conservation practices.
Missouri soils unlocked a ‘golden’ antibiotic 75 years ago that’s still used in livestock today.
“No other company can offer such integrated testing to predict what risks farmers face in the coming growing season,” Danielle Watts, vice president of data, said.
By layering disciplines in agronomy, environmental sciences and data analysis, ag retailers are unlocking new opportunities to work with farmers.
To better understand the word choices preferred by farmers and ag retailers/crop advisers, Farm Journal conducted online surveys this fall asking both groups.
In 2000, the highest auction price paid for any tillage tool that year was $28,500. Today, that number tops $140,000 and easily ranges from $80,000 to $120,000.
Take our three-question survey to help understand farmer preferences about word choice around conservation practices
Products from John Deere, Soiltech and EarthOptics can help growers learn more about their fields while reducing input and operating costs.