The weather's taken a major turn for the better since the slow, cool, wet start to the planting and growing season earlier this spring. But, there are still pockets -- like parts of Indiana -- where the weather's not been consistently ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Soybean Planting
The weather's taken a major turn for the better since the slow, cool, wet start to the planting and growing season earlier this spring. But, there are still pockets -- like parts of Indiana -- where the weather's not been consistently ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Soybean Planting
Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report showed farmers spent last week getting after it, bringing corn and soybean planting up to schedule. Farmers in parts of the Corn Belt have all their corn in the ground and have moved on to soybeans, ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
Many farmers may be questioning whether their soybeans need a fungicide seed treatments this planting season. But that depends on many factors – from weather and planting date to drainage and seed costs. And if conditions or field ...
Tags: Seed Treatments, seed-treatment
Planting more seeds per acre in an effort to maximize yields won't always maximize your return on investment, says Brent Myers, University of Missouri Extension corn specialist. The drought of 2012 and 2013's roller-coaster weather showed ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food
Earlier soybean planting coupled with increasing seed costs and higher commodity prices have led to a surge in the number of acres planted with seed treatments (Esker and Conley, 2012). Furthermore, the components and relative cost of ...