Crop Production Archive

• Will SCN Be Moderate or Bad This year?
• Where Have All Of The Wheat Acres Gone?
• Buy Some Tillage Equipment At A Winter Farm Sale
• Will The 2012 Corn Yield Be Above Or Below The Trend Line?
• Has The Mild Winter Jeopardized The Quality Of Your Stored Grain?
• USDA “SuperThursday” Of Reports Took The Market By Surprise
• Which Is A Greater Concern:  Lack Of Soil Moisture Or Snow for Wheat Cover?
• La Nina In 2012 Returns More Wet Weather To Eastern Cornbelt And Potential River Flooding
• Are You Planting Rotational Or Continuous Corn In 2012?
• Corn Production Budgets:  Minding Your P’s & K’s
• Global Food Demand Will Only Be Served With Increased US Farm Productivity
• Corn Stover Marketing Will Require Much More Market Analysis Than Corn Marketing
• High Tech, But Efficient, Nitrogen Application
• And How Did Your Waterhemp Crop Do This Year?
• Does Atrazine Really Have Any Benefit?
• Restore Moisture To Your Overly Dry Soybeans, But Do It Safely And Legally
• Returning Flood-Damaged Soils To Productivity
• Expect Higher Costs For 2012 Crop Production
• Harvest Is Complete, Now What Do I Do About Those Winter Annuals?
• Has The Weather Caused You To Change The Way You Farm?
• Costs of Natural Drying Versus Artificial Drying Corn
• Protect That Valuable Asset Stored In Your Grain Bin
• Nitrogen Use:  What Group Does Your Farm Fall Into?
• Fall Nitrogen:  Combining Profitability With Responsibility
• Do You Plant Wheat In Dust, Or Wait For It To Rain?
• When Harvest Is Complete What Are Your Plans For Phosphate And Potash?
• Protect Your Grain Which May Be Quality-Challenged
• Protect Your Grain Which May Be Quality-Challenged
• Limit Your Harvest Losses In Lodged and Down Corn
• Climate Change Predictions:  Benefitting from Floods and Droughts
• Calibrate Your Yield Monitor For Profitability and Better Management
• Beware Of Aflatoxin Potential In Droughty Corn
• Did Your Corn Mature Or Die?
• Precision Agriculture:  Your Key To Efficiency And Savings.
• Cornbelt Weather:  It Is Always Changing. Right?
• August 1 Crop Report Forecasts Are For Less Grain Production Than Anticipated
• Crop Yield Estimates Are On The Horizon
• Crop Ratings Decline—How Are Your Crops And Soil Moisture?
• Corn Rootworms Developing Bt Resistance In Iowa
• Living With Your (Organic) Neighbor
• Have You Scouted Yet For Soybean Aphids?  It Is Now Easier!
• Crop Ratings Decline Generally, But How Are Yours Comparatively?
• Hot and Dry Weather Will Take Its Toll On Yield Prospects.
• Watch For Surrender Flags In Corn Fields Suffering From High Temperatures
• You Will Spend More For 2012 Fertilizer
• How Far Can A Weed Seed Travel?
• Can Corn Recover From Wind Damage?
• Corn and Bean Crops Held Steady, But Prepare For More Carryout.
• Your Corn May Welcome A Late Season Nitrogen Application
• What Was The Real Reason For Planting Bt Corn?
• Why Does Glyphosate Not Work On Resistant Weeds?
• Crop Conditions:  Corn Is Improving, But Vast Acreage Is Rated “Fair” Instead of “Excellent”
• 2011 Weed Issues:  Some Suggestions For Success
• Four States Still Lag in The Planting Race:  Cheer Them On
• Hail Damage On Young Corn:  How Do You Evaluate Your Options
• Late Planted Soybeans Do Not Automatically Mean Less Yield
• With Your Corn Up, Let’s Focus On Nitrogen
• Switching From Corn To Soybeans Should Be A Well Thought Out Decision.
• Slow Corn Emergence May Delay Harvest Further
• If You Are Behind In Fieldwork, Check Up On Your Cornbelt Colleagues
• Corn Planting Progress Is Made With Drier Weather
• How Important Is Planting Date, Really?
• What Questions Do You Have About Anhydrous Ammonia Application?
• When The Rain Stops, How Fast Can You Plant?
• Crop Progress, Or Should We Say Lack Of Progress
• The US Farmer Is Not The Only One Bidding For Fertilizer
• Are You Applying Nitrogen At The Most Profitable Rate?
• Buckle Your Seatbelt:  The Roundup Ready Patent Expires in 4 more years.
• No till Beans And Resistant Marestail:  A Problem That Can Be Solved
• Buy A Condolence Card And Send It To A Wheat Grower
• Glyphosate Resistant Volunteer Corn:  How Do You Control It?
• Corn Population:  Does It Pay To Increase It?
• Winter Annuals:  Eradicate Them And Increase Your Yield And Revenue
• Glyphosate: Are You Using It Or Are You Scared By The Rumors?
• Soybean Yields:  Are RR2 Beans Really Better Than Original RR Varieties?
• Would You Like To Grow 100 Bushel Soybeans?
• You Are Not The Only One Double Cropping Beans Behind Wheat
• Control Glyphosate Resistant Weeds Easier In Your Corn Than Your Soybeans
• Ensure Your Second Year Corn Performs As You Expect
• Why Is That Glyphosate Resistant Weed In My Field?
• Crop Input Suppliers:  Did You Realize They Were Middlemen Also?
• Pre-emerge, Post-emerge, and Glyphosate:  Solving New Issues
• Can Biomass Crops Be Produced Outside Of Food And Feed Crop Regions?
• Making smart decisions in seed bean selection
• If A Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Were Built Nearby, What Would It Bid For Your Cornstalks?
• Pork Prices? Corn Prices? Where Is The Equilibrium?
• Trends Facing Small Commercial Farms
• ACRE:  What Spurred The Decision To Sign Up Or Not?
• What Is The Rationale For Seed Prices?
• Will 2011 Be Profitable For Your Farm Operation?
• Cattle Prices:  Forward, Reverse, or Neutral?
• August 1 Crop Report:  The Numbers Are Higher
• August 1 Crop Estimates Will Be Released Thursday Morning
• Family Farms:  Using Production Contracts To Manage Risk
• Have You Thought About A New Farm Safety Net?
• Land Values and Cash Rents:  Going Up, While Other Costs Decline
• If Voters Want To Control Livestock Production, Are They Willing To Pay The Freight?
• Is There a Nasty Surprise in Your Soybeans?
• The Family Farm:  Alive, Profitable, and Dominating Agriculture.
• How Is Your Soybean Yield Being Estimated?

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