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Solve mystery of missing corn plants
You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what went wrong in your cornfield. But it helps if you follow a systematic pattern and observe small details, much like the legendary, fictional...
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How to handle corn nematodes
I still remember the field day some time back when Purdue University pathologists first talked about sudden death syndrome. One farmer walked away from that talk as soon as it started. “I’ve got...
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Who should consider soybean insecticides?
You don’t have to go back very far to when soybean breeders and entomologists were scratching their heads, wondering why soybean seed treated with insecticide produced more. Now it’s becoming an...
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Sample to spot corn nematodes
Are nematodes why some cornfields got off to a slow start? Did you notice yellow, stunted patches? Are you sure it was just wet soils? Or could nematodes be part of the reason? Sample to spot corn...
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Irrigation sensors improve efficiency
Dozens of sensors and a crop-consulting firm keeps thousands of acres of corn properly irrigated each summer in north-central Indiana. Brian Kunce, Pro-Tech Partners, based at Leiters Ford, helps make...
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Be legal before you pull out
The neighbor pulled two hay wagons behind his hay baler, behind the tractor. That was the 1970s. Whether it was legal then doesn’t matter. Fact is that “three’s a crowd” behind a tractor or truck on...
View ArticleBack from the brink
Joe Price makes it clear that whether you lose a part of your body or lose a loved one or friend from a farming accident, life goes on. You have to find the strength in yourself and find who you are...
View ArticleThink outside the box to pick varieties
Even if you’ve already selected varieties for 2012, you still can double-check yourself. Are the right varieties paired up in the right field? By TOM J. BECHMANEven if you’ve already selected...
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Vote for your favorite finalist in #RootedInAg contest
Finalists are Kathleen Amaral from Georgia, Krista Swanson from Illinois and Tammy Wiedenbeck from Wisconsin Three finalists for the #RootedinAg contest have been announced by Syngenta. These...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the challenge California farmers face as the state takes land for a troubled bullet train project Max Armstrong shares concerns of Central Valley California farmers who have...
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Mexican Senate ratifies USMCA
Lawmakers voted 114-4 to approve the new NAFTA By Nacha CattanMexico’s Senate ratified a North American trade deal with the U.S. and Canada, becoming the first to do so amid a truce reached with...
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Trudeau to meet Trump, Pelosi
USMCA, tariffs on uranium and softwood lumber among topics to be discussed By Josh WingroveCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to take up trade disputes with President Donald Trump in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about high water on the Great Lakes, a possible prison sentence for DWI, living to tell about a grain entrapment and the movie Jaws. Experts gathered to answer questions about...
View ArticleCheck out these tractor, truck offerings
You’ve read about major companies introducing new tractor lines in other stories. Some of those tractors are very large. Here are other new tractors and products for tractors and trucks our editors...
View ArticleUniversity plot trials provide key results
Phil DeVillez doesn’t pretend to think anyone would make planting decisions based solely off university trials. But he is dedicated to making sure results are a good tool in a farmer’s toolbox....
View ArticleWhere do seed treatments fit in soybeans?
If you want to plant soybeans in a timely fashion to optimize yields, then seed treatments should be part of your management plan. That’s how Jeff Nagel views soybean seed treatments. He’s an...
View ArticleThink like a soybean seed planted in soil
Perhaps it’s been a long time since you’ve been asked to pretend. For just a moment, imagine you’re a soybean seed that’s just been planted in the soil. What will trigger the emergence process? Think...
View ArticleMonsanto develops tools for 2020 farmers
The farmers of 2020 may have technologies at their fingertips that are pipe dreams today. Yet some of the technologies they will access are already in the pipeline. You should get access to some of...
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Seek out best planting combination
You can argue that the most important activity in the spring is planting seeds correctly at the right depth, with the right downforce on the units, driving at the right speed. The Indiana Prairie...
View ArticleNew hybrids tolerate drought
Pioneer Hi-Bred recently announced the release of a new generation of corn hybrids designed for water-limited environments. These hybrids will be branded as Optimum AQUAmax hybrids. New hybrids...
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