Corn and soybean take up relatively large amounts of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), and much of this P and K ends up in the grain that is taken off the field during harvest. In order to keep soil nutrient levels from dropping over time, the amounts removed need to be replaced by applying fertilizer or manure. In order to know how much nutrient a crop removes, we need to know how much there is in a bushel of harvested grain.

Under certain conditions, applying a fungicide to corn may provide an economic return. A look at few key criteria will help in determining whether to apply fungicides or wait things out.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Blu-Jet, we welcome Iowa farmer Keith Schlapkohl to share his time-tested tips for turning 300-bushel corn and 100-bushel soybeans from a dream to a reality.

The application of liquid fertilizer with the planter presents additional costs which may or may not be warranted depending on the year and where a field is located. The results of several field trials have recently been summarized in a new publication “Banding Fertilizer on the Corn Seed”.

What should the burndown strategy be for those crops with planting time upon us?

The Mecosta Farm Bureau hosted a tillage field day in Big Rapids, Mich., in 2014 with the goal of comparing the effects of different tillage types on the production of corn and soil structure.

With China approving Syngenta's Agrisure Viptera trait, South Dakota State University sees the U.S. becoming a major corn export for the country's increasing livestock demands.

When West Union, Iowa, strip-tiller Loran Steinlage built his first berms 10 years ago, he did it with an old planter stripped down to just row cleaners.

The results of the National Corn Growers Association's 2014 national corn yield contest are in, and no-tillers and strip-tillers proved that conservation practices can compete just as well as conventionally tilled fields.

For the second year, a national survey of farmers has documented a yield boost from the use of cover crops in corn and soybeans, as well as a wide variety of other benefits. The survey also details the challenges and benefits farmers expect from cover crops, data on the costs of seed and establishment, and insight into how farmers learn to manage covers.