Now is the time to scout corn fields for disease. Several resources are available to help determine whether conditions are favorable for disease development and if management actions may be warranted.
Minnesota farmers are facing tight margins, rising input costs and more unpredictable weather. In this environment, every pass through the field and every decision counts.
- Katelyn Winberg
The heat and drought around Rockham have been relentless, but Jade Jandal says the row crops on his operation are hanging on better than he ever expected.
- Janelle Atyeo
Mid-July was dry, allowing Minnesota Crop Watcher Megan Horsager to work steadily on haying.
- Katelyn Winberg
Agricultural economist David Widmar opened his presentation at the South Dakota Governor's Ag Summit with a story that had little to do with commodity markets.
- By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.”
- Kristen Sindelar
Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska
- Janelle Atyeo
With combines, harvest equipment and the acres they run getting bigger every year, grain storage and handling systems need to keep up.
- Katelyn Winberg
A powerful storm that tore through the Rockham, South Dakota, area June 29 left its mark on Jade Jandal’s operation, but recent moisture has him feeling better about where things stand heading into July.
- By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
It’s time to scout for summer pests in South Dakota crops.
- By Kylie Mockler, Centerville, S.D.
"With crops in their most vital stage of growth, even the slightest lack of moisture can stunt growth and decrease overall yields."
- By Megan Horsager, Montevideo, Minn.
"The hot weather has helped crops grow, but it has increased our risk for cercospora leaf spot in the beets."
- Janelle Atyeo
The leafy plants have closed rows earlier than in recent years. That typically means good things for future yields and provides some help shading out weeds growing between the rows. However, it creates conditions for harmful fungus to flourish and spread from plant to plant.
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the Mockler farm. Within the last 10 days, we have cut, baled and stacked our first cutting of hay.
- Janelle Atyeo
Drought conditions in the Upper Midwest worsened as farmers planted their fields this spring, causing some to shift acres away from water-hungry corn.
- By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
High nitrate levels in forages can pose serious health risks for livestock, especially pregnant animals and ruminants
- Katelyn Winberg
South Dakota's soybean and pork industries are entering a new chapter as Kevin Scott and Tina Erickson prepare to lead two of the state's largest commodity organizations, each bringing years of industry experience and a focus on supporting producers in changing markets.
- By Megan Horsager, Montevideo, Minn.
Overall, it has been a successful start to the season on our farm. We had good windows for planting with well-timed rains to get the crops germinated timely and evenly. The long stretch of cold and wind in the middle of May put a damper on growth, but we managed to avoid significant frost da…
- Katelyn Winberg
Recent rainfall has improved conditions for Jade Jandal and his family operation near Rockham, South Dakota. After a dry start to the growing season, Jandal said moisture arrived at a critical time for crops, pastures and hay ground.
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
"Just as the planter was getting put back in the shed for the year, Mother Nature had other plans."
- Janelle Atyeo
Minnesota farmer advocates for changes to sugar imports as new crop is planted
- Shelby Gruss Iowa State University
Tar spot has become one of the most concerning foliar diseases impacting corn silage production across Iowa and the Midwest. The disease, caused by Phyllachora maydis, has now been identified in every county in Iowa and can spread rapidly under cool wet conditions. For silage producers, tar …
- Deane Morrison University of Minnesota
The experts were stunned by all the healthy potato plants.
Next year’s corn rootworm pressure is already taking shape. For growers who want to stay ahead of it, the time to measure that risk is now. Adult beetles are active in late spring and early summer, feeding, mating and laying the eggs that will determine next year’s pressure. For growers in h…
- Janelle Atyeo
Farmers are choosing not to plant their fields to cash crops that require high dollar inputs and bring ever smaller returns. Instead, they’re seeding the land back to the plants that grew before settlers began to turn dirt with plows.
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