A year ago this month in this magazine, I told you corn rootworm pressure was on the rise due to more conventional corn and less insecticide use. In many areas, 2021 turned out to be the worst year we’ve seen in a long [...]
THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE GREAT THIS COMING YEAR TO MAKE SOME MONEY RAISING WHEAT! One of the factors you should be really happy about is there are many newer weed control options that could save you money and do even better at controlling [...]
With Roundup and Liberty almost triple the price from 14 months ago, we suggest looking at alternative herbicides. Roundup and Liberty probably still have a place on your farm, but if you can find other products that will give you as good or better [...]
When you order seed, there often are a lot of assumptions being made. You are counting on the seed to have a high germination percentage and a seed treatment that will protect you from most of the common insects and diseases. However, the seed [...]
I’ve been a farmer my whole life. One thing that got beaten into my thought process from a young age was to not fall into the trap of just looking back at the previous crop season and making all my decisions based on what [...]
More and more frequently these days, building a farm operation doesn’t necessarily mean picking up more acres. It means doing better with the acres you’ve got. For Tyler Boeckmann and his family’s farm just outside of Waverly in northeastern Iowa, [...]
When I used to talk to my dad about biological products years ago, he would often use phrases like “foo-foo dust” and “snake oil”. Maybe that’s your perception of biologicals, as well, but here are some things I want you to consider. [...]
I hope I got your attention with the title of this article because I’m dead serious. I believe carbon credits could be worth $50 per acre for some farmers in the coming years. I will explain my logic, as well as give you [...]
Harvest time results tell the story of what worked and what didn’t each season. In 2021, more farmers than ever before began planting soybeans a week or two earlier than they normally would. Here are a few of the [...]
As you’re locking in the corn hybrids you will plant on your farm in 2022, maturity comparisons between seed companies may be on your mind. Is the 100-day corn from Company A going to mature at the same time as the 100-day corn [...]