The average age of Indiana farmers has increased in the last few years, as has the average size of the state’s farms, according to the USDA’s latest Census of Agriculture.
The Genuity Rootworm Manager app allows farmers to do a field-by-field assessment that considers several important factors to determine the threat from corn rootworm to the crop.
To achieve the best management of Fusarium head blight in wheat, different management practices must be implemented, says a University of Illinois plant pathologist.
Field studies show that a fall application of certain herbicides before weed emergence, leads to more successful crop planting and weed control in spring.
By using a combination of manure and fertilizer applications, crop nutritional needs can be met while avoiding excess levels of nutrients in your soil.
The app will assist agronomists and farmers in determining the precise amount of micronutrient-enhanced sulphur fertilizers required to optimize crop yields.
Dow AgroSciences’ Canada Field Forward program will provide growers with an exclusive opportunity to experience the company’s Enlist corn under carefully stewarded conditions before they are widely available.
Palmer amaranth has prolific seed production, rapid dispersal, and high competitiveness with crops, making herbicide-resistant strains difficult to control.
The new bioinsecticide from Marrone Bio Innovations is active against a wide array of chewing and sucking insects and mites and features novel modes of action that stem from a diverse set of natural compounds.
Becoming more familiar with the growth rate of Palmer amaranth will help weed management practitioners make timely applications of foliar-applied herbicides.
Illinois Corn Growers Association have joined other Illinois farm organizations in asking President Barack Obama to continue the expansion of trade opportunities with Cuba.
