Corn
Getting your planter ready for spring won’t change the price of corn, but it can mean you’ll harvest additional bushels next fall.
Months of planning precede each planter pass on Joe Zumwalt’s farm. He knows his in-furrow program can set the stage for a healthy and high-yielding crop.
An American farming titan, Jessie Small, the king of combines, has passed on, and with him goes a sizable chunk of U.S. historical lore.
Put these practices to work to improve your corn harvest outcome.
Too much corn is not making it to the bin in central Illinois as harvest season nears the finish line. If you’re still combining, consider Ken Ferrie’s recommendations to bolster results.
BASF and Bosch are developing new technology for weed management. Their system photographs weeds, signals nozzles to spray and records the data in milliseconds. Farmers then get a map printout for easy reference.
Be it technology or agronomic practices, it tends to evolve over time into tangible results that slowly tug yields higher. Here are ways your corn fields will likely be pulled in upcoming years.
In 2020, Pat Duncanson began a three-year march toward organic certification on 100 acres of corn and soybean ground. After a weed honeymoon, weeds rebounded in 2021, and Duncanson brought in a chopping crew.
With five minutes to go on the farm clock, Max Miller jumped into a river of corn and changed his life’s course, riding the flow to massive entrepreneurial success.
On Day 2 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, scouts see a wide range of conditions in Indiana and Nebraska. Some irrigated corn and soybean fields are performing well, while dryland crops are struggling.
Dennis Schneider was engulfed and trapped in his grain bin in 2015. Without the proper grain bin rescue equipment, local fire departments acted swiftly, utilizing a 5-gallon bucket to help save Schneider’s life.
You have the opportunity to attend Pro Farmer Crop Tour nightly meeting or watch a brief broadcast online this year.
Corn production is down 5% from last year, forecast at 14.4 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to increase their production 2% from 2021, forecast at 4.53 billion bushels,
The goal of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour is to get a strong, objective view of corn yield potential across the Corn Belt during the third full week of August.
Less than a week after the first shipment of grain left Ukraine, three more ships departed Friday. Grain analysts are still concerned about not only how much grain will be exported, but if the ships will safely return.
Crop conditions in Nebraska dropped three-percent for both corn and soybeans last week and are likely to drop even more after this week’s extreme heat and dryness.
Ukraine’s first shipment of grain since Russia’s invasion is now one step closer to reaching its final destination of Lebanon. The UN. says the shipment of over 26,000 tons of corn was cleared to proceed Wednesday.
Release the rat reapers. Joseph Carter operates the most unique farm pest control service on the planet, ridding farms of rats by deploying mink—rodent slayers extraordinaire.
The growing season has been far from perfect, but a northeast pocket in the Corn Belt just might be the garden spot for corn thanks to strong stands and a steady stream of rain in July.
Extreme drought conditions have plagued the West, northern Plains and parts of the Midwest this growing season, which is the ideal environment for the jumping insect.
Arkansas farmer Matt Miles has seen how planting dates can not only help improve yield but also his battle against pests. Staying ahead of potential pest problems has proven to be the best line of defense.
Trying to control adult CRW beetles can be a losing proposition. But this year, given the amount of population pressure in some fields there is better potential for a return-on-investment, agronomists say.
From too much rain to not enough, to the intensity and direction of the wind, weather plays a vital role in the the amount of pests farmers see from year to year. Agronomists and entomologists debunk myths with facts.
Contributing factors include continuous corn, late-maturing hybrids, delayed and/or replanted fields, weedy fields and borders, and soybeans with significant volunteer corn.
Look for signs of this early-season nuisance this spring.
Corn needs 1/2" of silk to pollinate. In some cases, the pest pressure in parts of the Midwest is heavy enough that’s not happening and is signaling full-blown resistance problems.
On Thursday, Corteva Agriscience announced a number of 2022-23 market introductions and advancements for its corn and soybean product lineup.
Some corn took a beating this week, but it still has a lot of yield potential. Also, register for our Farm Journal Corn & Soybean College. We have all new agronomic topics to help you harvest more grain this fall!
With talk about a food shortage, U.S. farmers are focused on growing a large crop this year, despite challenges from Mother Nature. However, the truth is 90% of the corn growing across the U.S. isn’t used for food.
With tar spot’s ability to rapidly spread, agronomists fear another wave of the disease will hit the Midwest again this season.