A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

For farms across North America, there is much to plant in May. Growers in areas with hot summers still have time to sow crops that love the heat, while those with short seasons can get their autumnal ...

Plant these fast-growing crops before summer slips away.

Failure is the price of success on the farm. In 2023, John Smith planted cluster corn in Kansas, James Hitchcock tried wide row corn in Georgia, and Bill Jones targeted a triple crop on his Indiana ...

The Midwest Cover Crop Selector Tool is an excellent resource for evaluating species and identifying those most likely to help achieve your specific management objectives. Species are rated on a scale ...

A diverse vegetable garden featuring leafy greens, bush beans, herbs, and tomatoes demonstrates how insurance crops help maintain reliable harvests even when weather or pests create challenges - ...

SALINA, Kan. — A Kansas-based agriculture equipment company says twin-row planting will be a revolution that breaks crop yield barriers. "I really feel that we’re making history here in the ag world," ...

Autonomous farm robots guided by GPS can plant and harvest multiple crops in close proximity, enabling beneficial interactions between different plants and potentially boosting biodiversity. Strip ...