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Penn State researchers discover flavonoids make corn earworm larvae sick. New herbicides and a bioinsecticide show promise. AI takes on SCN.
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 ...
I get the sense that a common response to a near-record late summer and fall price rally is, “I sold too early!” That’s a great example of looking back at old decisions. I choose to look forward and ...
2020 has been a hard year for everyone, especially those that have lost close family members. Nothing can fully prepare a family for the loss of a loved one, but there are many items that farm ...
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 ...
As the spring planting season approaches, it is beneficial to review some management strategies to improve the success of Christmas tree plantings. Many new Christmas tree growers have recently ...
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.