Over the past 30 years, soybean farmers in the U.S. and Canada have lost an estimated 35 MILLION BUSHELS ANNUALLY DUE TO PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT AND STEM ROT. Besides soybeans, PHYTOPHTHORA affects many other crops, including fruits, vegetables, and tree crops. Mountains [...]
SHOULD YOU BE PLANTING YOUR SOYBEANS EARLIER? SHOULD THEY BE THE FIRST CROP YOU PLANT THIS SEASON? This is a fun discussion to have with other farmers as, let’s face it, from time to time we all get stuck in the mindset of, [...]
Family farms come in many forms. Typically, land and capital pass from one generation to the next, and discussions of how to pass the torch are an inevitability. Ideally, this is a gradual process, with elders remaining involved in decision-making and sharing the workload while [...]
IN THE 2 YEARS SINCE 40 SERIES CORN WAS RELEASED,WE HAVE HAD ZERO COLD-SOIL REPLANT ISSUES!! IN THE 2 YEARS SINCE 40 SERIES CORN WAS RELEASED,WE HAVE HAD ZERO COLD-SOIL REPLANT ISSUES!! IN THE 2 YEARS SINCE 40 SERIES CORN WAS RELEASED,WE HAVE HAD [...]
VRAFY IS THE NEWEST FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PLATFORM WITH A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD OBJECTIVE... VRAFY IS THE NEWEST FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PLATFORM WITH A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD OBJECTIVE... TO MAKE PRECISION AGRONOMY SIMPLE. TO MAKE PRECISION AGRONOMY SIMPLE. Much more than [...]
SOIL IS SO MUCH MORE THAN DIRT. IT IS THE LIVING, BREATHING ECOSYSTEM THAT ENABLES FARMERS' SUCCESS. In recent years, the ag industry has focused more and more on managing not only fertility, but also biology in order to generate increasing yields. Brad [...]
I LIKE PLANTING NEW CORN HYBRIDS IN MY FIELDS! I get excited about new traits, improvements in defensive characteristics, a better plant structure, etc. Seed corn companies often say the new hybrids will add a little yield or maybe even be drier at [...]
WHEN YOU FARM ALL YOUR LIFE, YOU PICK UP A FEW THINGS HERE AND THERE ALONG THE WAY... 2024 WAS ONE OF THOSE YEARS WHERE A BUNCH OF REAL KEYS WERE ON FULL DISPLAY! Your particular farm may or may not have experienced all [...]
Before my dad passed away a few years ago, I asked him to tell me a little bit about the 1980s and how he survived the farm crisis. Back then, I was in high school and college, so I was around the farm, but I [...]
WILL TRUMP RAISE TARIFFS ON DAY 1 (JANUARY 20)? IN MY OPINION, THE ODDS ARE HIGH... WILL TRUMP RAISE TARIFFS ON DAY 1 (JANUARY 20)? IN MY OPINION, THE ODDS ARE HIGH... WILL TRUMP RAISE TARIFFS ON DAY 1 [...]