LAND AND PROFITABILITY. These are TWO BASIC FACTORS any farm must consider when planning each season, but it is especially important when determining long-term goals. For many mid-size farms in the United States, the economic truth is that operations are frequently [...]
HERE ARE 3 THINGS I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER IF YOU ARE TRYING TO EITHER SAVE MONEY ON FERTILIZER, BETTER INVEST YOUR FERTILIZER DOLLARS – OR BOTH: How many tests have you run on your farm to determine the right rate [...]
NO MATTER THE CROP, ITS NUMBER ONE JOB IS TO REPRODUCE. And as we’ve continued to push our yield limits over the last 20 years, we have seen a significant increase in residue generated from the crops we harvest. For [...]
WEED ISSUES HAVE MAYBE NEVER BEEN WORSE! YOU MAY BE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS ON YOUR FARM. I talked to one farmer this summer who told me, “I think I’m going to quit farming because I can’t control the weeds.” That’s a [...]
ARE YOU ONE OF THE MANY FARMERS WHO PLANTED SOYBEANS BEFORE CORN? Even if your soybeans were planted after the corn, did you plant them earlier than normal? This trend to plant soybeans as early as possible is certainly becoming popular. However, there have been some issues [...]
YES... UNDER THESE 4 CONDITIONS: YOU SPRAY WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF THE SOIL FREEZING UP FOR THE WINTER. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CHANCE THE FIELD YOU SPRAY WILL BE UNDERWATER IN THE SPRING. YOU KNOW WHICH CROP YOU WILL PLANT IN THE SPRING. For example, [...]
ALMOST ALL THE MAJOR AG CHEM MANUFACTURERS ARE VERY HUNGRY FOR YOUR BUSINESS… BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY’RE OFFERING LOW PRICES THIS FALL AND 0% APR FINANCING! HERE’S HOW IT WORKS… Each one of these companies has an early take program [...]
On our AGRONOMY ANSWERS PODCAST, about once a month I get the opportunity to sit down with my dad, Brian, to discuss lessons from his book: "$100 AN HOUR JOBS:LESSONS FROM DAD." The [...]
I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE THE HARVEST RESULTS FROM THE HEFTY BRAND 40 SERIES CORN THIS FALL! I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE THE HARVEST RESULTS FROM THE HEFTY BRAND 40 SERIES CORN THIS FALL! WE’VE HAD SO MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW GOOD [...]
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. [...]