Deer may be quiet, elusive creatures, but the pronounced damage they leave behind eats away millions of dollars a year in profits.
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Heavy machinery on wet soils is a sure prescription for compaction. But there are three ways to minimize the compaction: Look at axle loads, properly inflate tires of field equipment and control field traffic.
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Farmers should be careful to monitor soil temperature before applying fall anhydrous ammonia, cautions David Harms, founder of Crop Pro-tech crop consulting, Waverly, IL.
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With December 2008 corn futures above $4/bu., corn still appears to be potentially more profitable than soybeans in the heart of the Corn Belt for 2008.
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The decision to buy fertilizer has become a guessing game—not unlike the traditional anguish of when to sell corn and beans.
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The outlook for fertilizer prices, particularly nitrogen (N) fertilizer prices is bullish, says Dave Coppess, Heartland Co-op, vice-president, sales and marketing, West Des Moines, IA.
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Managing alfalfa stands in the fall is really about assessing the benefits and risks.
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Recently many calls and questions have been raised regarding the increased observation of molds on corn that remains unharvested.
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Liming no-till is no different than liming in any other tillage program except that it is less forgiving if you don’t do it right.
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This week’s CropWatch has been posted to the Web.
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