Even a soil scientist can get confused by the numbers/values related to Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Organic Matter. Here's a quick refresher.

The price of corn is low compared to pre-2014 harvest prices. This should affect nitrogen (N) rate application. Consider the following as spring N application for corn approaches.

Farmers are always on the lookout for ways to increase profitability while protecting their soil and water. One option many farmers have implemented and others are considering is some form of reduced or conservation tillage.

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

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of March.

Two well-regarded academic researchers will be presenting at the 2nd annual National Strip-Tillage Conference on Aug. 5-6 in Iowa City, Iowa.

New research results from the University of Copenhagen's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences report that weeds would have a tough time competing against crops such as corn, grains and soybeans if farmers were to alter their sowing patterns.

Starter fertilizer can be used to complement pre-plant fertilization of crops to increase yield and economic returns to production.

Today's agriculture has transformed into a high-tech enterprise that most 20th-century farmers might barely recognize.

Sometimes the best plan in strip-till is to plan for the unexpected. This is a philosophy Jerry Baysinger knows well after almost 20 years of strip-till. Baysinger strip-tills about 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Bruning, Neb., and was one of the first farmers to embrace strip-till in his area.