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Rhonda Brooks

Agronomy Editor, Farm Journal

Rhonda Brooks is the Agronomy Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering all aspects of crop production. A Missouri native with a background in agricultural communications, she has previously worked on multiple Farm Journal brands.

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Ken Ferrie
Six Sources of Soybean Harvest Losses And How To Address Them
A handful of soybeans scattered on the ground doesn’t look like much, but small numbers can quickly add up to large losses. Evaluating the situation and making adjustments can help you take more beans to the bin.
October 31, 2023 03:54 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
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Best Practice Do’s and Don’ts for Anhydrous Ammonia Applications
Farmers applying NH3 can maximize their dollars and use of the product by not applying it until soil temperatures are no more than 50 degrees and trending lower, according to Iowa State University Extension.
October 27, 2023 11:04 AM
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Rhonda Brooks
Soybean Harvest
Three Ways to Be a Successful Soybean Yield Sleuth
If your combine monitor is showing a wide range of yields in the field, Ken Ferrie says to investigate. Evaluate soybean stand, pod set and bean size while there’s agronomic evidence.
October 16, 2023 07:02 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
Graphic for Boots in the Field Report with agronomist Ken Ferrie who has spent over 40 years helping farmers maximize corn and soybean yields.
Ferrie: Huge Yield Swings Found In Iowa and Illinois Cornfields
Weather woes took a huge bite out of corn yield potential this season, especially in northeast Iowa and parts of western Illinois. Where farmers got timely rains, the yield reports coming in are not as wide-ranging.
October 12, 2023 04:13 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
In-season nitrogen use plays an important role in fueling corn growth, development and yield.
The Value of In-Season Nitrogen Use
Corn yields can swing 100 bu. to the positive or negative in some hybrids today based on nitrogen use that supports kernel depth. Tune into hybrid characteristics, and avoid “gapping” nitrogen and volatilization.
October 12, 2023 02:37 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
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New Profit Calculator Reveals How Much Soybean Cyst Nematode Costs You By Field
The online tool from the SCN Coalition is free and easy to use. It’s backed by research done on more than 25,000 university soybean research plots across the U.S.
October 12, 2023 11:32 AM
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Rhonda Brooks
Farm bill - capitol - grain system - soybean field - corn field - By Lindsey Pound
House Nominates Scalise for Speaker, the Farm Bill Needs an Extension
Work by the House or Senate Agriculture Committee on a new farm bill is essentially stalled, Randy Russell tells AgriTalk’s Chip Flory. Russell says that could be the case until government funding issues are resolved.
October 11, 2023 04:43 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
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Bayer And Corteva Sell 50%+ of the Corn, Soybean and Cotton Seed in the U.S.
USDA’s latest insights show the two companies dominated U.S. retail seed sales for the three crops from 2018 through 2020. That is the most recent period for which market estimates are available.
October 04, 2023 08:31 AM
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Rhonda Brooks
Graphic for Boots in the Field Report with agronomist Ken Ferrie who has spent over 40 years helping farmers maximize corn and soybean yields.
Ken Ferrie: Scale Carts Are An Important Backup For Yield Monitors
A calibrated monitor usually does a good job of telling you where yield is changing in a field within a hybrid, but it may not tell you exactly how one hybrid is yielding against another.
September 29, 2023 02:59 PM
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Rhonda Brooks
‘Shutdown Shenanigans’ Could be Big Negatives for Grain Markets and U.S. Credit Ratings
If Congress doesn’t pass stopgap funding, crop production and progress reports will probably stall. That won’t bode well for markets. “Usually it means that we’ve got some selling pressure ahead,” says one analyst.
September 28, 2023 11:18 AM
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