1. Same depth. “One goal in any tillage system is for corn seedlings to emerge uniformly, preferably within 24 hours of each ...

A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in ...

North Dakota sugarbeet farmers work to save the soil About a half dozen farmers in Walsh County, North Dakota, are conducting on-farm research trials on various methods including, minimum till, strip ...

Warning against “blind ambition,” Ron Robbins placed his row crop acres on the scales, spurred by successive years of ...

If you’re gearing up to plant fruits, vegetables or herbs this spring, why not grow some extra to donate to your local soup kitchen or pantry? The national Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign, ...

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. -- Doug Holen says about 70 farmers usually attend the Small Grains Update conference in Breckenridge. The Extension educator saw more than 90 producers. Farmers are interested in ...

Harvest robots are proving capable of cutting truss tomatoes, although crop characteristics and growing conditions are ...