Cole Thompson, Staff Writer Casey Staloch, Farmer and Viking Dealer Is growing conventional corn or soybeans right for you? Every year we talk to farmers who are considering trading in […]
Mac Ehrhardt, Chairman Brett Bell, President and CEO A farmer in Wisconsin recently told us, “It’s the third time I’ve planted that field, and when I got done planting it […]
Mac Ehrhardt, Chairman Brett Bell, President and CEO You don’t need us to tell you that 2024 has been a challenging year. Organic farmers across the U.S. have been faced […]
Margaret A Smith, PhD | Agronomist Jake Hansen | Corn and Soybean Agronomist Corn Planting Progress Corn planting progress is variable across the Corn Belt with some states behind and […]
Jake Hansen | Corn and Soybean Agronomist We’ve taken a large number of calls on cutworm damage from Wisconsin to Nebraska, especially on organic farms. We wanted to share some […]
Margaret A Smith, PhD | Agronomist Jake Hansen | Corn and Soybean Agronomist Corn planting has been clipping along at a nice pace in the central Corn Belt, but has […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist High nitrate levels in water-deficient forages are likely this late summer and fall in the drought-stressed parts of the Upper Midwest and west. In […]
2020 hasn’t been kind to in-person meetings, but we’re excited to announce upcoming free virtual conferences that we hope you’ll attend. Even though we aren’t hosting an in-person conference this […]
by Margaret Smith, PhD Forage Agronomist Drought Conditions Across the Upper Midwest Parts of the Upper Midwest have been under pre-drought or drought conditions. Much of the western half of […]
by Matt Leavitt, Organic Lead/Agronomist & Margaret Smith, PhD, Agronomist Organic farmers may face replant decisions this year. Tempting planting conditions in April were followed by cooler-than-average temperatures. Organic growers […]