Corn
The southern rust outbreak everyone prepared for never arrived, but late-season rots and unexpected tar spot pressure kept growers on their toes. Two Extension pathologists share why this season’s biggest lesson is learning to adapt, not react.
A side-by-side comparison suggests Green Lightning may help deliver strong corn yields with less sidedress N, giving sixth-generation farmer Carson Kahler a reason to keep testing the technology.
Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie offers insights and counsel on how to go about making adjustments to your 2027 cropping plan.
Industry leaders say the products must deliver consistent agronomic results and measurable economic returns to earn their place in farmers’ input lineup.
Your fertilizer program contains mobile and immobile nutrients. Understanding the differences can help you get more ROI from all of them.
After more than a decade of field trials, Eric Miller has found that the highest corn yields don’t necessarily maximize ROI. His work offers insights for other growers looking to improve nutrient efficiencies and protect margins.
A multi-year study at the PTI Farm in Illinois suggests banding phosphorus and potassium at reduced rates can improve returns, but tillage costs and soil fertility levels matter.
After more than 30 years of farming, Chris Schenk says corn yields are running 15 to 20 bu. per acre above APH, with test weights nearing 61 pounds. But as yields set records, tight grain storage space is now an issue.
Bigger harvests mean more nutrients leave the field. Evaluating your crop nutrient removal rates can help as you start planning for next season, recommends one field agronomist.
Farmers like North Dakota’s Jay Myers are combining soil testing, alternative resistance sources and crop rotation to stay ahead of the pest—and new technologies are on the way.
Today’s nitrogen management strategies go beyond rates and timing to include protective measures that can give farmers more control over one of their largest input investments.
Areas in Northern Iowa that missed storms and bad weather saw enough moisture and heat units to see big potential become a reality this harvest season.
The active ingredient pyroxasulfone, a WSSA group 15, figures in the development of both new products, one of which is a three-way premix.
Viriterra launches its first herbicide this fall, with company officials reporting they plan to build a multi-year pipeline of crop protection products for U.S. farmers.
Yield monitors are telling one story this fall. Settlement sheets are telling another, reports Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
Farmers could see record ARC and PLC payments by the end of October, but estimates of $13.2 to $13.8 billion fall short of early projections, and payment limits could trim individual checks.
Despite a mid-season flash drought and a 10-inch September soaking, Matt McCarthy is seeing near-record yields and better margins — though quality concerns and a race against drydown loom.
Corn futures fell about 5% as USDA raised the national yield. Former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer says the data raises fair questions, but he doesn’t think sampling alone explains the jump.
The collaboration adds Bayer’s formulation, field testing and commercialization to engineered corn microbes that wait for the root, then switch on. CEO Tim Schnabel puts a commercial product around 2029.
Jeff Cecil steps into the top role with a mission to integrate cutting-edge technologies and accelerate innovation as farmers navigate economic headwinds and volatile markets.
Repeated wetting and drying cycles are causing mold, seed discoloration and pod shattering in Midwest fields from Nebraska to Ohio. Here’s how to prioritize harvest and protect grain quality.
With global supply, production costs and geopolitics all in flux, corn and soybean growers face a tough call on how much of their 2027 crop inputs to price this fall.
Kernels left behind in fields this fall could become a 22% yield loss in your soybeans next year. But fixing the problem starts with the right diagnosis, says one seasoned farmer.
Grain quality problems are raising red flags in parts of the Corn Belt. Timing a call to your insurance agent could be just as important as timing your harvest this year.
Agronomist Ken Ferrie is urging growers to grab their phones and start documenting the disease if they’re seeing it in cornfields, even if the combine is already rolling.
If crops showed yellow stress before knee-high, surface inhibitors or the wrong nutrient form were likely to blame. Ken Ferrie explains how choosing the right fertilizer forms and why banded placement delivers twice the horsepower.
A new report commissioned by NCGA and ASA found 90% of 1,200 farmers surveyed say they are more or equally concerned about their farm financials than a year ago.
After a growing season with multiple windstorms, tornadoes and 15" to 20" more rain than normal, Cody White in Maroa, Illinois is seeing corn bushels 25-30 bushels lower than last year.