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Propelled By Purpose
Propelled By Purpose

Wisconsin CCA helps farmers connect with conservation

Certified Crop Adviser Nick Guilette views helping farmers adopt conservation practices to improve soil, water and air quality as a journey, with progress as the goal year-to-year.
Wisconsin Crop Adviser Wins NRCS Conservationist of the Year

Guilette describes farmers as the “ultimate problem solvers and solution finders.”

Ken Ferrie Answers Your Questions About Starter Fertilizer
Ken Ferrie Answers Your Questions About Starter Fertilizer

Make sure phosphate is the major component in the product you use.

To grow hemp, you need a trusted seed supplier.
Find Trusted Partners To Help You Succeed With Hemp. Here’s One Way.

Real farmers are sharing how they succeed with this new crop.

2020 Hemp Summits Open For Registration
2020 Hemp Summits Open For Registration

Come to Chicago this month to hone your knowledge and know-how.

Farm Succession Planning Gets A Boost From An Ethical Will
Farm Succession Planning Gets A Boost From An Ethical Will

Top Producer's Executive Women in Ag gets underway Jan. 28. Registration is open.

Ferrie: Tips To Selecting Corn Hybrids For 2020
Ferrie: Tips To Selecting Corn Hybrids For 2020

The time you invest in selecting the best hybrids for your fields will pay for itself.

Conservation Agriculture Gains National Momentum
Conservation Agriculture Gains National Momentum

Farm Journal and foundational partners introduce America’s Conservation Ag Movement special edition of the magazine.

Ferrie: Don’t Get Dinged By Fallow Syndrome This Spring
Ferrie: Don’t Get Dinged By Fallow Syndrome This Spring

The problem occurs when soils go without any plant growth for a prolonged period, causing microbe populations to die off.

Ferrie: Fall Burndown Applications Will Still Work. Here’s How.
Ferrie: Fall Burndown Applications Will Still Work. Here’s How.

Weeds like henbit and marestail have a wide window for control.

5 Farmers Champion Conservation, Featured In Video Series
5 Farmers Champion Conservation, Featured In Video Series

Want to learn more about how conservation can be a good fit on your farm? Then tune into AgDay TV interviews that are featuring five conservation-minded farmers this fall from across the U.S.

Check Out Your High-Speed Internet Options
Check Out Your High-Speed Internet Options

Understand your needs and available services.

 Ferrie: Additives Placed With In-Furrow Starter Yielded Dryer Corn
Ferrie: Additives Placed With In-Furrow Starter Yielded Dryer Corn

One test plot harvested last week showed surprising results.

Adopt conservation measures and harvest a return-on-investment.
Stepping Stones To Sustainability Success

Adopt conservation measures and harvest a return-on-investment.

Ferrie: Soybean Yields Are All Over The Board
Ferrie: Soybean Yields Are All Over The Board

Stress during both the vegetative and reproductive periods is a key contributor.

The dismal ag economy has burned through many farmers' and livestock producers' financial ability to persevere.
Farm Bankruptcy Filings Are 24% Over Year-Ago Levels

The dismal ag economy has burned through many farmers' and livestock producers' financial ability to persevere and keep their operations afloat.

Replacing windshield wipers is a good investment in your safety.
7 Ways To Ready Your Truck Or Car For Winter

These tips will get you on the road to a safer season.

Deere Introduces ‘Industry First’ Tractor
Deere Introduces ‘Industry First’ Tractor

The all-new 8RX is a fixed-frame, four-track tractor.

56% Of Corn Rated Good To Excellent, USDA Reports
56% Of Corn Rated Good To Excellent, USDA Reports

Harvest is only 30% complete, well behind the five-year average.

Ferrie: The Best Way To Evaluate Seed Corn For 2020
Ferrie: The Best Way To Evaluate Seed Corn For 2020

Return-on-investment is more of a function of corn yield, not the seed price.

Ferrie: Why You Need To Harvest Green Corn Now
Ferrie: Why You Need To Harvest Green Corn Now

Preserve yield results with this plan.

Can-Am Defender Limited HD10
Can-Am Introduces New Side-By-Sides For 2020

Utility vehicles won’t replace pickup trucks anytime soon, but they have certainly earned their place on farms and ranches as valuable, dependable workhorses.

Ferrie: Combine Monitors Show Strong Yields But Aren’t Reality
Ferrie: Combine Monitors Show Strong Yields But Aren’t Reality

Illinois corn yield averages are likely to tumble more.

Will Shorter Corn Produce Higher Yields?
Will Shorter Corn Produce Higher Yields?

If farmers can plant short-stature corn seeds more closely together than what's currently possible, they might produce more yield on the same amount of land.

Rumors Swirl, But Bayer Says It Remains Committed To Roundup
Rumors Swirl, But Bayer Says It Remains Committed To Roundup

Bayer is committed to marketing Roundup. At the same time, the company plans to reduce the environmental impact of crop protection products globally by 30% by developing new technologies for farmers’ use.

Ferrie: Don’t Bin Corn Contaminated By These Two Ear Rots
Ferrie: Don’t Bin Corn Contaminated By These Two Ear Rots

Some ear rots can produce mycotoxins, dangerous for humans and animals alike.

Beijing says it supports domestic companies purchasing a certain amount of U.S. farm produce.
China To Suspend Tariff Hikes On Pork And Soybeans

Beijing says it supports domestic companies purchasing a certain amount of U.S. farm produce.

Late-season scouting doesn’t tell the whole story, but it may help you make future adjustments to your N program to maximize the grain-fill period, says Matt Duesterhaus.
Video: Use Late-Season N Evaluations To Maximize Corn Yield

N loss starts at the bottom of the corn plant and moves up.

Beyond Meat introduced a meatless "sausage" product earlier this year.
6 Out Of 10 People Would Try ‘Clean Meat,’ Researchers Say

So-called meatless meats are showing up routinely in supermarkets, restaurants and, increasingly, on Americans’ dinner tables.

'Crushing Disease Pressure' In Some Iowa Cornfields
'Crushing Disease Pressure' In Some Iowa Cornfields

Rain grows grain but contributes to disease issues.

Kubota Unveils Big, Bold M8 Tractor Series
Kubota Unveils Big, Bold M8 Tractor Series

“It will be the perfect tractor for a 16-row planter, a 1,000-bushel grain cart or for some light tillage and general work around the farm.”

There can be benefits to irrigating corn until black layer, says Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Associate Agronomist.
A Surprising Way To Add 10% To Corn Yields Late-Season

Too much rain has been a common refrain for farmers this summer. Still, corn needs moisture late-season to fill ears with big, golden kernels, says Olan Moore, owner of High Plains Consulting near Springlake, Texas.

Planning To Dump Your Seedsman? Consider These 4 Benefits First.
Planning To Dump Your Seedsman? Consider These 4 Benefits First.

Farmer-dealers and retailers can be valuable resources.

 Safeguard Your Cover Crop Seed By Eliminating Weeds, Dirt And Chaff
Safeguard Your Cover Crop Seed By Eliminating Weeds, Dirt And Chaff

Safeguard Your Cover Crop Seed By Eliminating Weeds, Dirt And Chaff.

Buying A New UTV? Consider These 6 Factors First.
Buying A New UTV? Consider These 6 Factors First.

Consider these six recommendations before you buy a utility vehicle.

Are you planting cover crops this year?
Lack of Cover Crop Seed Adds Stress to Farmers’ Season

Cover crop seed availability is tight this year.

 Ken Ferrie: Make A Harvest Plan For Your Wet Corn Crop
Ken Ferrie: Make A Harvest Plan For Your Wet Corn Crop

Farmers need to have a strategy in place to handle wet grain this coming harvest.

Ken Ferrie: Prevent Plant Acres Need A Management Plan
Ken Ferrie: Prevent Plant Acres Need A Management Plan

Farmers need to make a management plan for their prevented plant acres.

President Trumps 'Ups the Ante" by suggesting the U.S. should increase tariffs against China if a deal isn't reached soon.
Farmer Support For Trump Holds Strong And Steady

President Donald Trump remains in U.S. farmers’ good graces, according to the latest Farm Journal Pulse survey.

Is It Time To Swap Out Your Hybrids?
Is It Time To Swap Out Your Hybrids?

Ken Ferrie addresses changing hybrid maturities.

Drone Paid For Itself "10 To 20 Times Over" On Indiana Farm
Drone Paid For Itself "10 To 20 Times Over" On Indiana Farm

Drone pays for itself on the farm.

They Reduced Corn Seeding Costs 15% Using Management Zones
They Reduced Corn Seeding Costs 15% Using Management Zones

Being able to variable-rate plant corn by management zone has delivered a 15% reduction in annual seed corn costs.

What's Your Weather Forecast For Planting Season?
What's Your Weather Forecast For Planting Season?

Water could be a problem at planting.

To Grid Sample Or Zone Sample: What’s The Difference? Plenty.
To Grid Sample Or Zone Sample: What’s The Difference? Plenty.

As technology continues to evolve and improve, farmers’ ability to detect changes in the field gives them more avenues to manage those changes.

Canadian Company Enters U.S. With New High-Speed Planter

The Tempo L planter offers a unique feature in the marketplace, a new way of delivering seed into the seed furrow, using air pressure.

Canadian Company Enters U.S. With New High-Speed Planter
Canadian Company Enters U.S. With New High-Speed Planter

The Tempo L planter offers a unique feature in the marketplace, a new way of delivering seed into the seed furrow, using air pressure.

'Epidemic' Of Poor Soybean Seed For 2019
'Epidemic' Of Poor Soybean Seed For 2019

You probably already know that soybean seed supplies are tight for 2019. Worse yet, Ken Ferrie says the quality of a lot of varieties is significantly below average.

GMOs Are Good For Food And Other Facts
GMOs Are Good For Food And Other Facts

GMOs Are Good For Food And Other Facts

Steady Drum of Support for Trump
Steady Drum of Support for Trump

78% of farmers and ranchers say they approve of the president’s job performance

New Leadership At The Fertilizer Institute

TFI elected new leadership.