By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist Photo above: An example of extremely poor pollination. Photo from northeastern Nebraska. Parts of western Iowa and west into Nebraska and the […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD, Albert Lea Seed Agronomist and Matt Leavitt, former Albert Lea Seed Organic Agronomist Organic farmers may face replant decisions this year. Tempting planting conditions in April […]
By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Agronomist “When the apple trees blossom, that’s when it’s time to plant corn. That’s what my grandpa used to say, and there is […]
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 […]