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 ...

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

Farmers across the country were able to plant a quarter of the corn and soybean crop last week, and that was also the case in states such as Illinois. USDA pegs planting at 78% in Illinois, which is ...

Contour planting involves tilling, discing, and otherwise preparing the land in line with its natural slope, then planting crops on this same line. When you look at a topographic map, the rows and/or ...

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 ...

If you have ever driven by a cut flower farm or a vegetable market farm, chances are you have seen succession or staggered planting in practice. The reason we succession or staggered plant is to get a ...

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 ...

This page provides overviews of several important aspects of organic agriculture production such as roller crimping, weed control, and disease management. These sections can be navigated using the ...

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