I'VE BEEN A HUGE BELIEVER IN PULLING SOIL TESTS RIGHT BEHIND THE COMBINE, BUT NOW SPRING IN-CROP SOIL TESTING IS A VERY VIABLE OPTION HERE'S WHY... VRAFY MAKES THIS POSSIBLE, IN MY OPINION. VISIT THE [...]
Hail almost always seems WAY WORSE than it really is... We have some hail on our farm almost every year. The first second I look at it, it always feels terrible. After all that hard work and all the dollars we’ve put into the crop, [...]
Soybean varieties from the Group 4’s down to the 000’s are INDETERMINATE varieties.INDETERMINATE varieties continue vegetative growth even after reproductive growth (flowering) has begun. DETERMINATE soybeans (Group 5’s and later) grown in the South have vegetative growth first, then they do the reproductive growth. [...]
When you raise a crop, that crop experiences two types of stresses...BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO STRESS TYPES, AND HOW DO YOU BEST MITIGATE EACH? WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO STRESS TYPES, AND HOW DO [...]
When it comes to stewardship, no one is more suited to the work than farmers. It comes with the territory. No other profession even comes close. Farmers inherently understand the importance of taking care of their ground, as the world relies on how well they [...]
IN MY OPINION... HERE ARE THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT FUNGICIDES. 1. SCOUTING IS NOT THE KEY TO SUCCESS. I know it seems strange for an agronomist to tell you that scouting isn’t important, but that’s absolutely [...]
I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST SAW A SATELLITE IMAGE OF ONE OF OUR FIELDS... I was surprised to see as much variability as I did. There were hilltops that I expected to not look as good because we never got the best yields on [...]
APRIL 10 IS THE FIRST CROP INSURANCE PLANTING DATE FOR CORN IN MY AREA. MAY 25 IS THE LAST DATE FOR FULL CROP INSURANCE ON CORN IN MY AREA. THAT'S 46 DAYS! 46 DAYS MAY SEEM LIKE ENOUGH TIME TO [...]
PREPAYING IN APRIL WILL SAVE YOU MONEY VERSUS BUYING YOUR PRODUCTS IN-SEASON! PREPAYING IN APRIL WILL SAVE YOU MONEY VERSUS BUYING YOUR PRODUCTS IN-SEASON! HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER WITH THIS: [...]
If you already have enough N, P, or K to meet your yield goal in a spot in your field, why should you add more? On the other hand, if you have a few acres that are super short on any one nutrient, increasing your [...]