By Darren Hefty I got so many questions after harvest wondering how XtendFlex soybeans performed in the field. There is a lot of excitement about this new trait and the potential to spray Roundup, Liberty, and dicamba post-emerge for weed control. Perhaps [...]
The worst insect you can have in corn is the corn rootworm. You can’t scout for it, then spray and achieve control. Your only two options to stop it in corn are Bt-rootworm corn or planting-time insecticide. The question we will talk about [...]
Yes, dicamba is once again approved for over-the-top use in Xtend crops. When the new dicambas got pulled from the market last spring, there was a big question of whether or not they would be back again for 2021, but they are. Plus, the dicamba [...]
“Don’t plant THAT soybean trait! There’s yield drag!” I can’t believe how many times I’ve heard that during the 2020 growing season. Once the yield data came out in October and November, the discussion should have been over . . . but [...]
I ran into a farmer in the dairy section of the grocery store the other night. He talked about his favorite hybrid and how well it performed in 2020. He also told me about the hybrid that used to be his favorite. [...]
Diversification is the cornerstone of success for many operations, and throughout much of the history of U.S. agriculture, it was commonplace for crop farmers to also raise livestock as a way to bring in more income. Over the past several decades, however, many [...]
Enlist E3 soybeans took a huge jump forward in market share in the United States in 2020. They’ve been on plenty of acres in enough situations to start making some determinations for best practices. Here's a short list of [...]
When you purchase seed, there will be a germination score on the tag. That tells you what percentage of those seeds should grow normally when the temperature is warm. In the lab, these tests are usually conducted at 77 degrees. Here's the [...]