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Rost switched his farm to 100% no-till the following year and experimented with cover crops in a few areas. Today cover crops blanket every acre of his farm and he’s dedicated to keeping it that way.
The company sold Trunemco nematode management seed treatment to Nufarm. It also sold the Clearfield canola production system in the U.S. and Canada to Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont.
Here are the top five top agronomic tips from Bauer,
Herbicide applicators have the weight of dicamba’s future weighing heavily on their shoulders this year. EPA’s conditional registration lasts through Dec. 20, 2020.
N loss starts at the bottom of the corn plant and moves up.
Depending on where you live, the 2020 planting season has either been a walk in the park, or fraught with challenge. Freezes, heavy rains and cold temperatures threaten young corn and soybean stands in the eastern U.S.
While the latest USDA report confirmed supply situation seems to be growing, one key piece of the puzzle is demand. Analysts say weather and other factors will also have an impact on prices producers see this year.
Today on Farm Journal Live, Clinton Griffiths will talk with seed dealers and a co-op manager about how they are keeping product flowing this planting season amid pandemic restrictions.
During uncertainty, you might be looking for some answers when it comes to the 2020 planting season. Ken Ferrie, assures farmers that despite a wet start, they can still achieve high yields if managed correctly.
The active weather pattern from last week could continue to hang over much of the country. That means many areas could see more rain and even more snow; a pattern that could persist over the next month.
As you make 2020 planting decisions, plan for disease, insect and weed pests that could be lurking in your fields, looking to steal precious grain.
Farmers outside of Grand Forks, North Dakota are busying harvesting this week. Despite the snow, farmers say moisture content in the corn is coming down slightly and test weight is seeing a slight bump.
The root zone moisture map got worse over the past week, as more moisture hit parts of the country. However, good news may be in store for areas needing to dry out. Mike Hoffman gives his March forecast.
As the market starts to transition its focus to 2020 production, U.S. farmers may be poised to plant 95 million acres of corn. What would that mean for the markets? Chip Nellinger weighs in.
While recent trade agreements indicate positive momentum in the corn and soybean markets, it’s still not quite enough to make positive net returns, not without some unexpected help, that is.
PureCircle, stevia producer for beverage and food industries, is expanding its stevia production with the StarLeaf variety.
In the parts of the country where fields are still too wet to get planters into fields, farmers are flying on soybean seed.
As of June 16, USDA estimates 92% of the U.S. corn crop has been planted.
The U.S. corn planting pace this year has been one for the record books, as 2019 marks the slowest pace in USDA records dating back to 1980. What will today’s progress be?
The first step farmers should do when considering prevent plant as an option is to call their insurance agent, says Bob Hartsough of Silveus Insurance Group.
While the rain continues to fall, the markets are making the decision to claim prevented plant more difficult.
Despite rain challenges, summer will eventually get here—heat and all. It can be stressful for farmers waiting for Mother Nature to allow them to plant crops, or to wait to see if what they planted will survive.
Some market analysts say the May 20 crop progress report from USDA will show the potential for trendline corn yields this year is now gone.
While the weather is weighing down on soybean planting progress, most farmers still have time to get seeds in the ground.
Fertilizer availability issues are creating a frenzy this spring. While various fertilizers are seeing limited availability, anhydrous ammonia is in the shortest supply, and supply issues for all fertilizer could linger through summer.
Farmers who are looking to combat disease and insect pressure in soybeans or reduce nematode damage and improve stand establishment in corn can look to new offerings from Helena Agri-Enterprises.
Recent flood events mean many corn and soybean acres are at risk of late planting—if fields get planted at all.
In what weathermen are calling “historic” flooding, those along the Missouri, Elkhorn and Platte Rivers are enduring loss of homes, productivity and livestock.
Hogs, cattle and corn are seeing minimal movement as questions remain about the total number of livestock lost and the impact on spring corn acres.
As rain continues to fall and snow melt looms, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing water releases from the Gavins Point Dam, near Yankton, S.D., to 90,000 cubic feet per second.