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Options to consider include going to no-till or making an equipment change, such as using a row freshener or a vertical harrow.

It’s almost time for the 2021 Farm Journal Field Day events! Join Farm Journal on Aug. 25 to get a first-hand look at farming in the Mississippi Delta.

This week, farmers in the Midwest are reporting crop extremes. Some say they have their best crops in recent memory, while others are making replant decisions.

Colder temperatures headed your way? Consider parking your planter for a few days. Worried you need to replant a field? Free tools available here to help you make the decision.

Soil density and water availability significantly impact corn development, as the Farm Journal test plots reveal.

“It was hard to get the settlements process right, for example, but we did it,” CEO Jeff Schreiner says. “We can say we provide a seamless integration. It’s all baked in.”

“What kept me up at night was any disruption to our primary distribution hub in northwestern Illinois,” says Rod Wells, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Growmark.

Take time to train and develop your farm team to be more successful.

FMCSA announced its final rule on ag commodity hours-of-service regulations and the Senate confirmed the final two appointees to the Surface Transportation Board.

When you think about acing an interview, you probably picture yourself as the interviewee. However, finding quality employees is one of the biggest challenges farmers and farm mangers face.

As CEO it’s been David Hemming's vision for five years to bring together assets and resources to be a one-stop shop for ag retailers’ facility needs, and Precision Tank is a far different company than 16 years ago.

After 34 years at Farmers National Company, Jim Farrell retired as its president and CEO in December 2019, and he became president of Farrell Growth Group.

If you want to persuade people, then follow the Four Rs of Persuasion, and build a reputation.

The AgMRI platform provides a row by row and plant by plant view, and the newest feature is Compare View, which allows for side-by-side comparisons of field images gathered through the season.

The final compliance deadline for mandated electronic logging devices in U.S. trucks will arrive Dec. 17.

Steve Cubbage shares the key steps in using data for agronomic decisions.

Raven has doubled down on machine autonomy.

ARA encourages users to register early to ensure enough time to complete the registration because all users must gain access to the clearinghouse once it is implemented on Jan. 6, 2020.

This is a serious problem, but not a hopeless one. Here are three tips.

“We’ve had guys run 24-hour shifts already applying anhydrous. So far, we’ve applied 25,000 acres, and we’ve got 60,000 acres of custom anhydrous yet to do,” 

With the merger, the company will span 36 locations in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado with a total storage capacity of more than 87 million bushels.

Treatment provides head scab control with applications as early as 50% head emergence

You can share your stand-Up success stories on social media with the hashtag #StandUp4GrainSafety

Tony Schwarck of Riceville, Iowa, diversified his family's crop operation with a feedlot.

What trends are emerging in this tight labor market? The Agribusiness HR Review shows competing for talent is a challenge and companies are exploring new recruitment methods to attract and retain good employees.

What trends are emerging in this tight labor market? The Agribusiness HR Review shows competing for talent is a challenge and companies are exploring new recruitment methods to attract and retain good employees.

Whether you are managing millennials or you are a millennial leader responsible for guiding a group of employees in day-to-day operations on your farm, generational differences shouldn’t be ignored.

Your time is valuable. Want to get the most from every hour? Become a master time manager.

Employees conserve their energy for those who appreciate the work they are doing.

To manage attitude and, therefore, aptitude, use this six-step performance formula.

The company will participate in a Supplemental Environmental Project to install emergency shutoff equipment.

CFATS is back in the news because the Congressional authorization for the program is set to expire in January 2019.

It’s not just about when you are using the machine, but how the machine is being used, and what’s next for that machine.

The award, presented by Monsanto and AgPro Magazine, recognizes the best in ag retail annually

Here's the full report from the 2018 survey

Putting a finer point on government regulations or providing clarity on bureaucratic language is not easy to do.

After monitoring machine performance in the past three years, Southern States has been able to increase efficiency of its sprayers and spreaders by 8%.

After monitoring machine performance in the past three years, Southern States has been able to increase efficiency of its sprayers and spreaders by 8%.

If successful pest control constitutes a run scored, then the four bases you have to touch are time, equipment, people and products.

Grain industry injuries range from grain bin explosions and entrapment to respiratory diseases. Most incidents can be avoided however through proper maintenance, procedures and training.

Just weeks before the announcement of the rebranding of Crop Production Services, AgPro conducted this Q&A with Mike Frank, Executive Vice President, Nutrien & President, Nutrien Retail.

It is worth your time to develop a vision and mission statement.

With nearly half of the soybeans in the U.S. expected to be planted with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend seed, equip your company and sprayer operators with these regulatory changes to avoid off-target damage in 2018.

Here are eight tips to promote a culture of safety.

The Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute formed ResponsibleAg

While the current ag economy is resulting in challenging times, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie says it is an exciting time as well—because there is a flood of new technology from planting to harvest.

The academy is led by Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business in partnership with the Agricultural Retailers Association and the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (ASU).

GAR is the nation’s largest single-location retail operation and was named the 2016 Retailer of the Year.

Floaters sitting idle in the field coupled with an unnecessarily slow and inefficient process to load fertilizer at the warehouse were catalysts for change at New Century FS.

December 18, 2017 is the compliance deadline for the Electronic Logging Device installation requirement.