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A new 75,000-square-foot green ammonia fertilizer production and distribution facility is online in Boone, Iowa. The modular plant creates 82-0-0 anhydrous ammonia from air, sun, and water.
Crop conditions continue to fall as extreme weather plagues this year’s growing season.
Rootless corn syndrome, nitrates, carbon penalty, waterhemp woes and tar spot are bearing down on corn and soybean crops now. The good news? You can take action so they aren’t a drag on crop performance all season.
As of mid-June, nearly 20 counties across four states have already reported fields with tar spot. Timing fungicide applications will be critical to keep the disease from getting out of control.
Resistance and continuous corn are boosting populations of this yield-robbing pest.
The first of the company’s Prime product line, Envelix is a biological mixed into granular fertilizer before application to allow for simple integration into a grower’s established practices.
Block out time for crop scouting so you don’t neglect it. Any management and time you lavish on your corn crop as it goes through the pollination period is time well spent, says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
USDA’s corn and soybean ratings are down again this week amidst extreme weather events across the country.
According to USDA, the amount of corn and wheat in good condition has declined while the plants in fair to poor condition has increased.
Resicore REV features three active ingredients and modes of action – clopyralid (Group 4), mesotrione (Group 27) and acetochlor (Group 15) – to control more than 75 broadleaf weeds and grasses for up to eight weeks.
According to USDA’s latest crop progress report, 91% of corn acres and 78% of soybean acres have been planted. This is the first week the report notes corn condition with 53% good and 30% fair.
Heavy rains and high winds are contributing to dangerous dust storms and other issues in farm country. Ken Ferrie offers his take on stewardship practices that can help growers prevent or minimize these problems.
Guard X is applied in-furrow and provides an alternative to traditional insecticides used to combat corn rootworm.
One report says heat unit thresholds for the pest to develop have been met/exceeded in parts of states such as southeast Kansas, central Missouri, central/southern Illinois, central Indiana and western/central Ohio.
Row crop planting has picked up considerable steam over the last week with corn acres now at 80% complete and soybeans at 68%. Both crops are ahead of the five-year average.
Do not try to thicken a corn stand that’s in tough shape. You need to rip it out and replant it. If you can’t bring yourself to do that, ‘your stand is good enough,’” says Ken Ferrie.
The Commission has agreed to advance a petition by Corteva Agribusiness to place anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of 2,4-D. NCGA says a decision to impose tariffs would negatively impact farmers.
Soybean planting crossed the halfway mark across the U.S, and the corn planting is 70% complete. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows farmers in parts of the U.S. made major headway over the past week.
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This year’s program focuses on practices growers can use to thrive and keep their farms on track. Make plans to join Ken Ferrie and team for the event, which is slated for July 23 and 24 near Heyworth, Ill.
The House Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 introduces significant changes to reference prices, specialty crops, and trade promotion, while also addressing foreign farmland ownership.
This week’s USDA Crop Progress report shows corn planting five percentage points (49% planted) behind average, while soybean planting has slowed to just a single percentage point ahead (35%).
Farmers are moving fast and furious in fields this week, trying to get crops in the ground. But Mother Nature is playing havoc with their best efforts. Ken Ferrie addresses six concerns to help farmers make progress.
There are at least 30 fungicides labeled for suppression or control of tar spot in corn with a FIFRA 2(ee) recommendation.
The company is artificially inoculating tar spot in select field test plots this season to study how corn responds. Researchers say the work will help them advance tar spot tolerance for DEKALB and Channel products.
This week’s USDA Crop Progress report shows corn planting overall is currently three percentage points (36% planted) behind the five year average, while soybean planting is four points ahead (25%) of historic pace.
EPA’s new model is designed to address previously identified shortfalls in the R&D GREET model and how it calculated lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. The new approach accounts for all emissions from farm to fuel.
So far, 12 states out of the 18 total reporting acres of corn planted are ahead of the five year average.
Corn planting is now 2% ahead of the five year national average, while soybeans are currently 4% ahead, according to the April 22, 2024, USDA Crop Progress report.
Growing degree days (GDDs) are a more reliable method to predict corn emergence and development than calendar days. Start calculating GDDs daily the day after planting. Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie explains.
As drought deteriorates across the U.S., it’s a positive signal for growing a big crop in 2024. And analysts say if weather continues to fuel this year’s crop, December corn futures could fall into the $3 range by fall.