Tag: wheat
Ohio crops are late, but improving
The casual view from the windshield is of good crops. The reality is that we are very late, however, and that exposes us to less yield and fears of maturity. A frost scare the end of September would change things a lot.
Wheat growers can consider storage options to manage scab
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Wheat growers can take steps during harvest and in storage to control head scab in the crop. Disease development...
Mich. farmers vote to create wheat program
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan wheat producers have approved a referendum to establish the Michigan Wheat Program.Voting results Of the 1,374 valid ballots received,...
Mesotrione controls weeds in corn, can carry over to soybeans
WEST LAYFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University weed scientist says farmers need to take precautions to prevent carryover of Mesotrione, an active ingredient in several corn herbicides, into the following year’s soybean crop.
Are higher corn and soybean prices the ‘new normal’ in the...
Have commodity prices reached a plateau yet?
Wheat harvest is bringing pleasant surprises to many producers
Yields in this year wheat crop appear to be taking the biggest hit after the wet spring.
Demand remains for non-genetically modified grain
Specialty millers prefer non-genetically modified grains for baked goods.
Farmers pushing fieldwork nonstop
After the wettest spring on record, Ohio farmers finally got a break in the weather last week.
