At a winter production meeting in Hazen, Arkansas, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Extension weed specialist Tommy Butts had one message, “This is a year to survive.”
Weeds have long been a challenge in row crop agriculture, threatening...
Commodity crop prices remain strong as weather and geopolitical concerns add volatility to markets.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension grain economist Mark Welch says drought conditions in both hemispheres are raising questions about global crop yields while troops amass in a...
Perdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture conducts a monthly survey on farmer sentiment called the Ag Economy Barometer. The most recent poll is rife with producer concerns going into the season.
“Rising farm input costs and ongoing supply chain disruptions...
USDA-funded project to research nutrient application timing
By Kapil Arora and Daniel Andersen •
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a $1.2 million award to fund a high-clearance robotic irrigation system that will eventually be used in...
AgriLife Extension providing trainings across state with updates
Cotton, corn and soybean producers in 22 Texas counties will be restricted on the use of two popular herbicides this growing season after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency renews registrations.
Green cotton plants...
By Kinsey Everhart, N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock and Row Crops
Aflatoxins are a type of mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus which has a worldwide impact on human and animal health. They are particularly dangerous to...
By Eric Prostko, University of Georgia Extension Weed Specialist
I continue to hear much chatter about the shortages/price increases for Roundup (glyphosate) and many other herbicides. Thus, I would like to remind you of some of the options available to...
Higher agricultural production costs are in store for the new year, but Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service specialists have a few suggestions to help relieve some of the impacts on South Carolina farmers.The first bit of advice comes from...
The fire-starter for 2022 crop input discussions is fertilizer prices. Without getting into the why of current volatility, first recall this situation is not entirely unique. Potash at the farmgate was about 14 cents per pound for years, if...
Elon Musk says you should constantly think about how to do things better. That's a timely mantra given the record fertilizer prices going into 2022.
How can crop fertility be done better? That brings me to current research at the...
Soaring fertilizer costs and higher grain prices overshadowed news of the 2021 crop’s record average yield. In November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture revised corn yield to 177 bushels per acre. The previous record was 176.6 bushels in 2017....
An irrigated no-till field in Charles City, Virginia, had the highest yield of 602.1684 bushels per acre in the 2021 National Corn Yield Contest.
Once again last season, David Hula topped the 600 bushel-per-acre mark in the National Corn Grower...
• By John Lovett •
Despite severe flooding in southeast Arkansas this year, the state’s farmers produced a banner year of corn with a state average of 183 bushels per acre.
Corn
Although down 1 bushel per acre from 2020, the 183...
The substantial run-up in fertilizer prices seems to discourage corn plantings next season.
But don’t look for a big switch to soybeans just yet. The economics of crop production actually favor corn over soybeans across the state, according to University...
Researchers at Mississippi State University looking at how to successfully use cover crops in corn production systems must develop strategies to overcome challenges unique to this row crop.
Cover crops are plants grown outside of the normal cropping season mainly...
