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A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SEED SELECTION Imagine the day you can provide details about each specific field to your seed supplier and they take that information to custom-build the perfect [...]

2019 SPECIAL REPORT CORN Aug. 1 USDA Change from Tour Change Yield Estimate (*) 2018 Final Yield (**) from 2018 Illinois 181 -13.8% 171.17 -11.1% Indiana 166 -12.2% 161.46 -11.5% [...]

Ten years ago, Ernest Hallock bought seed from just one multinational company. This spring, he and his son-in-law, Erik Johnson, planted four seed brands-a number that fluctuates each year and [...]

Ahead of the 2020 Pro Farmer Crop Tour, crop condition ratings were strong. Yet, dryness was expanding across areas of the Corn Belt. A team of crop scouts set out [...]

If you haven't been following the news since early June, get ready for a few big surprises. Over-the-top dicamba products, Engenia, FeXapan and XtendMax spent time under the court's microscope, [...]

With each tractor or combine pass, pig squeal and kernel placed in the soil, Brian Washburn is thankful for the life he's created on the farm. It was a life [...]

What would you do with one silver bullet that allowed complete control over a single pest that plagues your fields? Would you use it against insects, weeds, diseases or nematodes? [...]

With Christmas just around the corner, you might be venturing out to find that perfect Christmas tree. Not too tall, short or wide, it has to fit just right in [...]

Seed companies invest billions in R&D annually to bring new genetics, traits and more to your farm. We want to introduce you to a few of the faces behind the [...]

According to the plain realities of farming, conservation agriculture's yardstick is efficacy and profit. For the following, featured farms, conservation and financial success are a wedded pair. Each of these [...]

In-season management is critical to help maximize yield on every acre, and benchmarking a product or practice is necessary when making input decisions for the following year. During the season [...]

Diversity helps spread risk. Are you as diverse as you think? When you glance across your corn and soybean fields, the marker of a good crop is uniformity. Row after [...]

It's midseason--the critical summer growth window of July and August--and it's time for you to do the proactive management and scouting that can help save your crops, and pocketbook, from [...]

There was a time when Doug Winter wouldn't have blinked at the site of a little waterhemp in his fields. After the steep rise in resistance, the southeastern Illinois corn [...]

It won't take long to notice when resistant weeds set up camp in your fields. When they tower over your corn or soybeans, rob yields and double or triple your [...]

The last thing your pesticides or fertilizers touch is the nozzle tip--and the wrong nozzle or a worn nozzle could lead to lost dollars and poor performance. 'Nozzle selection is [...]

Next year, things have to be different, says Forest City, Iowa, farmer Doug Tweeten. This past summer he, and thousands of U.S. farmers, walked into cupped, crinkled soybean fields with [...]

As a landowner, when making management decisions about my land I consider: 1=Strongly Disagree 5=Strongly Agree Soil quality 4.19 Needs of the farm operator leasing my land 4.12 Future generations [...]

Weeds resist, insects persist and fungus continues to grow-that is, unless stewardship is practiced and new tools are introduced. One of the biggest barriers to introducing new pesticides, which includes [...]

After years of planning, sketching, discussing and finally quoting prices, Dennis Ivers and his family built their dream shop. The Illinois corn and soybean farmers had made do with the [...]

Fifteen grams of soil can describe a microbiome profile using DNA sequencing for better crop decisions. Think of it as a genetic test just like the cheek swab for DNA [...]

Arysta LifeScience is under new ownership as former parent company Platform Specialty Products sold it for $4.2 billion to UPL Limited. The transaction was first signed in July 2018, and [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency has granted registration for Duromide, Koch's new active ingredient in Anvol nitrogen stabilizer. With the registration under the Toxic Substances Control Act, Anvol ammonia volatilization inhibitor [...]

Unseen by the naked eye, there are enough microbials to circle the earth 10 to the 30lh power times, according to Novozymes. These tiny organisms, also known as biologicals, could [...]

It's not news to you that the ag industry has been in a tight spot financially for the past several years--and 2019 looks to offer more of the same. 'I [...]

Farmers will have new defenses against problem weeds this year, with more options to come as technology is fine-tuned. That's good news because weeds are constantly evolving. Here are five [...]

It's natural to focus on spring and summer forecasts when the growing season is underway, but winter weather can have a big impact on crops, too. This season, meteorologists have [...]

Timing big-dollar input purchases is always important, but this year it could mean the difference between saving some dollars or breaking your budget. Here's a look at what you can [...]

If farmers from just 50 years ago could see what you do today, they would stand in awe. Precision farming maximizes each acre within inches, seeds withstand herbicide and insects, [...]

When you buy a new car, you buy insurance to protect it. The same can be said about seeds. When agriculturalists discovered their irreplaceable value, they realized seeds needed to [...]

In July and August it's not uncommon to see corn and soybean diseases rear their ugly heads. Learn how to identify key diseases and what, if any, action you can [...]

Wet weather brought a myriad of problems in 2019. Aside from planting and harvest delays, it helped spread diseases, many of which could show up again in 2020. If you [...]

If you are intentional about soil health, your land might be worth more. Plus, if you can prove to your landlord your actions are increasing his or her land value, [...]

As a polar vortex tore through the Midwest and northern Plains, frigid temperatures were among the least of 25-year-old Tanner Overby's worries. His life changed forever on that cold Jan. [...]

Imagine you have four daughters, it's nearly Christmas and you still need to buy presents, explains Erich Eller, owner of Forefront Ag Solutions. One daughter sees a sweater she loves [...]

Imagine starting from scratch today. You'd have to buy equipment, secure land, identify input suppliers-and, of course, find a way to pay for it all. It's no easy task, but [...]

He set up each tight with care, double checked the watering rates and took one last look at the soybeans. This was it-this had to work. In 1966, when every [...]

Since 1996, com and cotton farmers have rapidly adopted the use of Bt crops. They could plant and rest, knowing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protein would protect their crop from [...]

The race to harvest as many bushels as possible is part of farming. The 10-bu.-per-acre gain farmers have racked up just since the turn of the century (from an average [...]

Waterhemp, marestail, palmer amaranth, giant ragweed and Italian ryegrass have been found guilty. Their crime: stealing nutrients, sunlight and water from your crops, leading to lower yields and profits. These [...]

Are you considering a corn-on-corn or soybean-on-soybean rotation? You must understand the associated agronomic challenges, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. 'Follow the money-switching crop rotations is easier if [...]

Extreme temperatures, seedbed preparation and variety hardiness can all influence the percent of a wheat field that succumbs to winterkill or injury. As you assess your fields this winter, look [...]

With a bold orange paint job, this 1929 United Allis Chalmers is hard to miss. David Maddox of Hope, Mo., says this unique tractor was the first of the series [...]

EPA approved three dicamba formulations for over-the-top use for five years, 2021 through 2025. The formulations included are BASF's Engenia, Syngenta's Tavium and Bayer's XtendiMax. This unconditional registration lists these [...]

The past several years in farming have been financially tight--bankers know that. When you meet with them this winter, have informed and honest conversations. 'Don't tell your banker fairy tales,' [...]

Good employees do more than just show up for a paycheck, they have a personal stake in the success of your farm. Once you feel the need for more help, [...]

Everything from weather to markets to field history factor into your annual crop decisions. Will you stick with a normal rotation for next year, or mix it up? Review this [...]

As of press time, EPA is yet to make a decision regarding over-the-top use of dicamba in soybeans and cotton. Farmers and the retail supply chain will be left with [...]

In a world of tight margins, any point of differentiation in your commodities could hold a big payoff. Those niche qualities often match the growing demand for healthy and environmentally [...]