Retail Management
Confirmed populations of glufosinate-resistant waterhemp are in Illinois with suspected resistance reported in at least six other states. Weed scientists say how farmers respond now will determine how long the chemistry remains a reliable tool.
The fungal disease has spread to fields in at least seven states since 2018, including three new ones just this year. Once established, the pathogen is nearly impossible to eradicate, Extension plant pathologists report.
Number of bushels per acre is high on their list of priorities, but it’s not necessarily their No. 1 concern going into 2026.
Both products have been registered for use by the EPA, with one of them featuring a novel active ingredient.
As crops go into bins, growers will be looking to maintain quality until their marketing opportunities improve. Some ongoing management practices are vital to the process.
While many farmers in the state were delighted by the results the 2025 season delivered, that wasn’t the case everywhere. In some areas, Mother Nature delivered a series of agronomic problems that dominoed and turned a potential bin buster crop into one that was average at best by harvest.
After three straight years of having a May-planted crop that outperformed corn planted only a few weeks earlier, some Illinois farmers are ready to throw in the towel on planting corn before the calendar turns to May.
With contributing factors ranging from insect pressure to disease and environmental stressors this season, agronomists say farmers face hard decisions on when to combine their crop in affected fields.
Third-generation farmer Amy France and team at NSP are on a mission to improve buyer demand for the crop domestically and abroad.
With at least four weeks left in the growing season, Ferrie encourages farmers to stay ahead of heavy disease pressure in fields, particularly in what he calls D hybrids — those that punch their yield card late-season.
This year’s program features all new agronomic content to help farmers grow and harvest high-yielding crops. Two of the key sessions: selecting a corn planter that’s right for your farm, and developing a systems approach to success with early-season soybeans. We look forward to seeing you there!
Unlike most leaf diseases, tar spot starts impacting the crop at the bottom of plants. That means fungicides you apply must penetrate and get deep into the crop canopy to provide effective treatment. If you opt to not treat the disease, consider making plans to harvest early and pre-booking some dryer gas.
Benny Andres, who oversees the product management team at Bushel, says agribusinesses are looking for three things in technology.
“Rod exemplifies dedication to both ARA and the ag retail community in extraordinary ways,” says ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock.
Mark Faust outlines a simple formula to improve profitability and create more value for you and the customer.
Tony Schwarck of Riceville, Iowa, diversified his family’s crop operation with a feedlot.
A rising tide of unique market circumstances may mask key business differentiators.
The final compliance deadline for mandated electronic logging devices in U.S. trucks will arrive Dec. 17.
After a pilot program with eight locations and 54 machines, Ceres Solutions is eyeing a full fleet tracking program as early as 2022.
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.
“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.
Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie notes that in most cases, trenches are sealing well. However, in some especially dry areas he’s hearing complaints that that’s not always the case.
“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,”
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.
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.
After monitoring machine performance in the past three years, Southern States has been able to increase efficiency of its sprayers and spreaders by 8%.
Treatment provides head scab control with applications as early as 50% head emergence
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