IF COMMODITY PRICES DOUBLED AND YOUR HERBICIDE COSTS WERE HALF, WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO SPRAY A LATE-SEASON SOYBEAN HERBICIDE? IN THE FALL OF 2005, CORN IN OUR LOCAL AREA BOTTOMED OUT AT $1.30 PER BUSHEL. SOYBEANS WERE UNDER $5. [...]
Over the past year, companies have come out of the woodwork to claim they have the next product that is going to save your crop from an abundance of stress coming its way. THE PROBLEM? Your crops deal with all kinds [...]
Q: WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO SCOUT FOR DISEASE IN CORN? HOW ABOUT IN SOYBEANS? A: SCOUTING DOESN’T WORK WHEN IT COMES TO FUNGICIDES. I know it seems strange for an agronomist to tell you that scouting isn’t important, but that’s absolutely the case here. By the [...]
WE HADN'T RAISED ALFALFA ON OUR FARM FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS! When I was heading back for my senior year of college, one of my last jobs for the summer was to haul the remaining livestock to town. Dad was getting out of the livestock business as he [...]
We love talking about all the things you can do throughout the year to give plants the best chance to produce lots of grain or forage. Then, there are critical growth stages where you’ve got to pray for great weather and do everything possible to reduce stress on [...]
Sometimes, perspectives built over a journey of self-discovery wind up leading back home, something Tarek Schanilec knows all too well. Schanilec, 40, grew up on his family’s operation near Forest River, North Dakota, which lies just northwest of [...]
SCOUT YOUR FIELDS OFTEN! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT BUG MAY SHOW UP AND WHEN YOU WILL NEED TO SPRAY. This article will detail some mid- to late-season insects to watch out for this summer and how to get them under control; but before I give you a big [...]
Farming isn’t always easy, but Ric Morren is grateful for the tough times... After all, learning to successfully navigate difficult situations is what forged him into the farmer he is today. Growing up on a crop and livestock farm with four siblings near [...]
HOW CAN YOU TAKE THE EXACT SAME PRE-EMERGE HERBICIDE AND MAKE IT TWICE AS EFFECTIVE? I’ll answer that question and a host of others that we commonly receive. Q. HOW LONG CAN MY PRE-EMERGE HERBICIDE SIT ON THE [...]
WHETHER YOU PLANT YOUR SOYBEANS EARLY OR LATE, SOYBEAN SEED TREATMENTS ARE AN IMPORTANT WAY TO PROTECT YOUR SEED INVESTMENT, YOUR STAND, AND YOUR PROFITABILITY. Here are the answers to some of the most common questions we receive about soybean seed treatments. [...]