If you follow Darren and me on TV, radio, workshops, field days, or anything we write, you are probably getting tired of hearing us talk about tiling, but that’s okay. There is still a shocking amount of acreage in the U.S. that is not [...]
On many farms, it isn’t uncommon for operators to diversify the family income with a side hustle, second career, or the additional financial support of a working spouse. It’s a natural part of spreading risk when it comes to making ends meet. What [...]
You don’t like to take a dock for wet soybeans at the elevator. You don’t want to spend money drying corn. I understand both points, but when can these “expenses” actually prove to be worthwhile investments? [...]
My job at Hefty’s is take new products and prove whether or not they can make you money. Here are some of the things that have advanced enough in our research program that they are now widely sold by Hefty Seed Company, but [...]
I get questions every year from farmers asking, “Is this a year V5 fungicide will really pay in corn?” There’s no way of knowing if this year will be the best year ever for fungicide application or the worst, so you’ve got [...]
Indeterminate soybeans begin flowering (growth stage R1 or the first stage of reproduction) at or near the summer solstice (June 21). R1 also happens to be the time when many herbicides must be applied according to product labels. It’s also a great time [...]
Can you increase your profitability at heading by applying a fungicide, insecticide, nitrogen, and a natural product? Here's what you need to know about each decision... FUNGICIDE A fungicide will almost certainly pay for [...]
I’ve been a Minnesota Vikings football fan my whole life. As such, I’m accustomed to waiting and hoping for things to get better next year. With my crop, though, I’ve taken a different approach that’s resulted in higher yields and more profit... [...]
Sclerotinia white mold is the worst disease you can get in soybeans and many other crops. Even on our farm, we have had spots of zero due to white mold in soybean fields where everything else averaged 90. That’s a big loss! [...]
As a lifestyle, farming is often something you’re born into, but Bill Edwards, 69, is a first-generation farmer who came into it later in life. Prior to jumping into farming, Edwards built experience working as a financial adviser with Edward Jones in Aberdeen, [...]