Inputs
Panelists Discuss Fertilizer Strategies
Mar 10, 2009 3:59 PM | Source: Commodity Classic
Growers can save fertilizer and improve crop yield by using the four Rs of nitrogen (N) management... More
FERTILIZER FACE-OFF 2009
Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM | BY JOHN POCOCK
Global nitrogen (N) and phosphorus prices fell between October and November, leading many U.S. farmers to hope fertilizer prices might continue to drop... More
Dramatic Cost Increases Coming In 2009
Jul 23, 2008 10:32 AM | By University of Illinois
Significantly higher production costs in 2009 are facing Illinois corn and soybean farmers, according to a University of ... More
Inputs News
Generational Land Turnover Ahead
Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In a recent Iowa State University study of farmland ownership, economist Mike Duffy lists several key trends: Advancing age of owners. In 2007, more than... More
Welcome, Western Bean Cutworm
Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM
When western bean cutworm (WBC) moths first started showing up in Wisconsin traps in 2004, it was a novelty. The pest had been known to creep into an... More
Fertilizer Inputs
Fertilizing Soybeans For Profit
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Commodity prices are soaring, and this has growers thinking in new ways. This is especially true for soybeans. In the past, many have used the philosophy... More
Fertilizer in Conservation Tillage
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Concerned about rising prices for fuel and fertilizer, crop producers are searching for ways to trim input costs. Many producers are thinking about a... More
Fungicides
Aphid Assassins
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM | B Liz Morrison
On Aug. 20, 2003, soybean plants around Lamberton, MN, were dripping with soybean aphids. Then the weather turned wet and by Aug. 23, it was just about... More
Data Discrepancy
Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Lynn Grooms
In foliar fungicide trials, why is there sometimes a discrepancy between the soybean yields that company researchers observe and the ones that university... More
Herbicides
Residual Herbicides No Match For Wet Soil
Apr 29, 2009 11:36 AM | Source: Purdue University
Soil-applied herbicides can knock out a farmer's toughest weeds, but the chemical products are no match against soggy fields, says Bill Johnson, Purdue University Extension weed specialist.... More
Specialist: Residual Herbicides No Match For Wet Soil
Apr 22, 2009 3:27 PM | Source: Purdue University Extension
Soil-applied herbicides can knock out a farmer's toughest weeds, but the chemical products are no match against soggy fields, says Bill Johnson, Purdue University Extension weed specialist.... More
Insecticides
Battling Beetles
Nov 30, 2008 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Bean leaf beetles are giving southern soybean growers more and more fits. Traditional insecticide treatments are failing, and there's added cost to beat... More
Seed Inputs
More Than a Weed
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Those volunteer corn plants standing in your soybean fields are more than a weed problem. They could be a recipe for rootworm resistance, Minnesota and... More
Biotech Arces Booming Worldwide
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Biotech crops are still gaining ground with another year of double-digit growth and new countries joining the list of supporters, according to a report... More
Seed treatments
Soybean Seed: To Treat or Not to Treat
Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM | By Laura Sweets, University of Missouri
The 2009 season is shaping up to be an interesting and challenging season. Right now there are still questions on whether or not to treat soybean seed with seed treatment fungicides... More
Soybean Seed Inoculation Pays
Apr 30, 2008 9:16 AM | Source: Michigan State University
Research conducted at Michigan State University (MSU) and Ohio State University (OSU) and in Ontario has demonstrated that treating soybean seed with bacterial inoculants is a profitable practice... More
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Crop Chemicals Inputs
More Than a Weed
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Those volunteer corn plants standing in your soybean fields are more than a weed problem. They could be a recipe for rootworm resistance, Minnesota and... More
Nitrate Neutralizer
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
As a county ditch inspector, Eric Schrader has worked hard to promote conservation drainage measures, such as grass buffer strips. Now, the Rice County,... More
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