We lifted the last of our 2024 sugar beet on 31 January and have had a good year. Each customer’s sugar beet crop has yielded ...

Virus yellows risk in sugar beet is reducing following cold weather in January and early February, according to the British ...

Reduced tillage and the implementation of cover crops aren’t exactly new to modern farming practices, but reduced yield ...

Dilmore advises sowing cucumbers directly into the soil once it’s thawed in March, and shares another tip, “Many farmers ...

"Cyst nematodes are crop specific and, in addition to sugar beets, attack the roots of corn, tobacco, soybeans and most other high-value crops," noted Mitchum, a professor of plant nematology in ...

Some cover crops can sequester nitrogen for the following corn crop, reducing the amount of applied nitrogen. “In our experience, nitrogen is still cheaper to buy,” Ferrie points out.

After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

The spot sprayer is a new technology that is rapidly making its way into the market. Several suppliers each have their own ...

Cover crops and green manures are grown primarily for reasons other than short term economic gain. In other words, they are not produced for sale, but rather for the benefits they provide to the ...