Penn State researchers discover flavonoids make corn earworm larvae sick. New herbicides and a bioinsecticide show promise. AI takes on SCN.

“Passing that baton off is the ultimate win,” Matt Montgomery told me. “That’s really what we’re running for — passing it off to the next generation.” We were talking about waterhemp, until we weren’t ...

How do you decide how deep to plant corn or soybeans? Tradition? Suggestions from your seed or machinery rep? Review of past seasons’ practices and results? There’s no input cost associated with your ...

Is there anything better than getting home from work and knowing that dinner is ready to go in the oven? Especially this time of year, when you may be headed to the field, picnic basket beside you, it ...

USDA released its annual outlook numbers last week on the same day Russia attacked its neighbor Ukraine. USDA’s forecast, if it becomes a reality, would have the potential to push new crop corn into ...

Rain is a good thing – though farmers are constantly facing the challenging reality of too much or not enough of one of their occupation’s most critical resources. In Louisiana, where corn planting ...

Data, even good data, is only stagnate statistics if not explored and shared in a way to educate. The 17 consecutive years of data collected through the Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award program ...

Results from on-farm research trials and a partial budget economic analysis compared split-row planters to 30-inch-row planters. Many of the soybean acres in Michigan are planted in 15-inch rows using ...

Every growing season is different and unique, this year is not different. Since late spring, we experienced very wet condition until mid-May, then very dry, then very wet again. It is almost like ...

Timing and input management are critical to a successful cotton crop. Consider 4 tips to get your crop off to a strong start.

The formula for profit on corn or soybeans sounds simple: Yield times price minus cost. But plans made in winter and reality at harvest can result in something completely different. All three ...