Purdue's Dan Quinn summarizes why nitrogen and sulfur are tightly linked in corn production, highlights key preliminary insights from recent research, and explains why understanding and managing the interaction between these two nutrients may be critical for optimizing nutrient management and yield potential moving forward.

The frost warnings issued May 5 in parts of Minnesota were not a welcome development. What does this mean for crops that were planted early and are emerging or have emerged?

The Accessing Subsidized Strip-Till Equipment Trial (ASSET) program offers farmers about $52 per acre if fully enrolled — $32.60 per acre for cover crops and $19.32 per acre for strip-till.

The new Check My Herbicide Plan tool was developed by GROW to help farmers take a closer look at their programs and determine how many active ingredients are truly effective against their target weeds.

"To date, farmer uptake of these programs has been very slow, in spite of the promise to pay farmers for participation. I believe a lot of the reluctance stems from the uncertainty about these programs," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog.