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Beef · Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Livestock · Maize/Corn · Regenerative Agriculture · Soybeans · World Ag News
Two soil health advocates say regardless of what direction a producer goes he needs to make sure he stays profitable and think long term while making improvements each year.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · Soybeans · Winter Wheat · World Ag News
The non-GMO market comes with a premium price, they said, one worth growing for and economically sustainable for the Hitchcocks when corn prices tanked over the last five to six years.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
A 2016 farming systems comparison trial resulted in 200 bushels/acre in the organic system – a record for the area. The conventionally tilled system yielded 140 bushels/acre, meeting the county average.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
John Wallace, Penn State University assistant professor of weed science, discusses his thoughts on how best to get covers established in row crops.
Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Soybeans · Tomatoes · Vegetables · World Ag News
As the end of the year draws near, growers across the country take time to reflect on the success they saw in their fields and the opportunities that next season will bring.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Soybeans · World Ag News
Missouri producer MacCauley Kincaid started planting cover crops in 2014, primarily for the financial benefits he thought they would provide. It took time, but they paid off.
Alfalfa · Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Soybeans · World Ag News
“It was very dry, but we had tremendous yields, especially for soybeans. Maybe one of the best years I’ve ever had for soybeans, and nobody really saw this coming.”
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Jason Strand isn’t farming for bushels, and he’s pleased with his 60-acre field, which he hopes can highlight soil health principles and the idea that farming and ranching success isn’t always tied
Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
Devon grower James Lee is a keen advocate of minimum tillage on his heavy soils in the wetter West, but when it comes to sowing maize it carries unique challenges.
Broad Acre Crops · Maize/Corn · Soil Health · World Ag News
Higher temperatures could have detrimental effects on yields when corn plants are planted more closely together, according to a study from North Carolina State University.