Stop the Spread of Harmful Pigweeds
Across the Corn Belt, farmers grapple to gain the upper hand against pigweeds. With the potential to produce more than 500,000 seeds and with increasing resistance to herbicides, one missed…
FBN Finds as Much as 283% Price Variation Between Farmers Buying Same Ag Chem
On a self-proclaimed mission to democratize information, Farmers Business Network (FBN) released their fifth Ag Chemical Price Transparency Report since 2015 on Thursday. The report collected more than 3,000 data…
AGCO and BASF Partner on Smart Spraying Capabilities
Bosch BASF Smart Farming and AGCO Corporation will partner to integrate and commercialize Smart Spraying technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers. The system is expected to hit American and European markets…
WinField United Creates BioVerified Designation to Vet the Booming Biologicals Market
The U.S. biologicals market is forecast to double in size in the next five years to more than $2 billion. While these emerging products carry the potential to improve yield,…
Hefty Brothers Target Three Big Agronomic Issues in 2024
Speaking to a crowd at the 2024 Commodity Classic, Darren and Brian Hefty of AgPhD shared their strategies for tackling three big agronomic issues in 2024: weed resistance, rootworms, and…
Endangered Herbicides?
Whether you are a private applicator and apply your own herbicides or utilize custom applicators, complex changes to labels and recordkeeping will alter how, when, and where herbicides can be…
How to Save Yields With Early Season Management
Early-season disease can lurk below the soil surface, robbing soybean yields and profits with little warning. Smart management decisions are key to maximizing return on investments. Four main diseases impact…
Prioritize Crop Scouting Throughout the Growing Season
Scouting for weeds, insects, and diseases is one of the best investments in money and time to protect crop yields and add bushels this fall. “Scouting is so critical to…
Tips for Managing Bacterial Diseases in Corn
When hail, high winds, or heavy rains damage crops, even minor bruising of corn leaves can give bacterial diseases an opportunity to get started. Once a corn crop is infected,…
Corteva Unveils New Corn Herbicide
Farmers will have a new corn herbicide premix at their disposal with Corteva’s Resicore Rev, which contains three herbicide modes of action: acetochlor (Group 15), mesotrione (Group 27), and clopyralid…