A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...

Three decades of managing the toughest cover crops has set these Indiana farmers up for success. Learn their tips and tricks ...

If you plant your soybeans in 30” rows, you’re not alone: Many farmers appreciate the ability to use existing equipment and operating practices for a typical corn-soy rotation. Yet a growing body of ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

If you have ever driven by a cut flower farm or a vegetable market farm, chances are you have seen succession or staggered planting in practice. The reason we succession or staggered plant is to get a ...

North Dakota sugarbeet farmers work to save the soil About a half dozen farmers in Walsh County, North Dakota, are conducting on-farm research trials on various methods including, minimum till, strip ...

Ramsey County, North Dakota, was wet in the spring, which delayed corn and soybean planting. Then the weather turned from excessively wet to hot and dry. Paul Bromley, Peterson Farms Seed agronomist ...

This page provides overviews of several important aspects of organic agriculture production such as roller crimping, weed control, and disease management. These sections can be navigated using the ...