Tag: crops
2 reasons to rotate crops: Yield and environment
Scientists have evidence that rotating crops increases yield and lowers greenhouse gas emissions compared to continuous corn or soybean.
The farmer’s shadow in your fields
Crop scouting needs to begin before the crop is planted and continue throughout the growing season.
Soil health key to nutrient management
This year's Conservation Tillage Conference featured topics related to soil health and manure management.
ODA launches new sensitive crop registry mapping system
The ODA, in partnership with FieldWatch, Inc., will introduce a new sensitive crop registry to enhance communication between applicators and producers.
Improved soybean root traits = better yield
Findings from Penn State researchers have implications for plant breeders and improving crop productivity in nutrient-poor soils.
5 tips for a strong growing season
Growing a high-quality corn silage crop starts at day one. Now is the best time for producers to build a plan for the upcoming growing season.
Crop adviser tips on being profitable
Certified Crop Advisers from Ohio and Pennsylvania share the biggest challenges facing crop farmers this year, and what a crop adviser can do to help.
Farm pest biocontrol developed in N.Y. sought nationwide
Using biocontrol nematodes as a non-chemical management practice could reduce damage by alfalfa snout beetle and other field crop and fruit pests.
Farmers can be ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2018
Cash receipts are likely to improve at the close of the current year, and into 2018, but farmers should take the good news with a grain of salt.
