Tag: crops
So long, fertilizer: This corn acquires its own nitrogen
Researchers have identified varieties of tropical corn from Oaxaca, Mexico, that can acquire a significant amount of the nitrogen they need from the air.
Good weather means more poor prices
Favorable growing weather continues, putting downward pressure on prices.
Healthy crops and sick prices
Crops are looking good, for the most part, but the market price definitely is not.
Pa. hosts drainage tile field day
The Pennsylvania Land Improvement Contractors Association hosted a field day June 20 at Spring Meadows Farm, Grove City. Approximately 150 people came to watch a 50-acre field get 4-inch drainage tile installed.
Grain markets weathering the good and bad
The weather continues to be the biggest grain story of 2018 so far, for better or worse.
2 reasons to rotate crops: Yield and environment
Scientists have evidence that rotating crops increases yield and lowers greenhouse gas emissions compared to continuous corn or soybean.
The farmer’s shadow in your fields
Crop scouting needs to begin before the crop is planted and continue throughout the growing season.
Soil health key to nutrient management
This year's Conservation Tillage Conference featured topics related to soil health and manure management.
ODA launches new sensitive crop registry mapping system
The ODA, in partnership with FieldWatch, Inc., will introduce a new sensitive crop registry to enhance communication between applicators and producers.
Improved soybean root traits = better yield
Findings from Penn State researchers have implications for plant breeders and improving crop productivity in nutrient-poor soils.
