When salts are present at normal levels, they help to stabilize soil particles, buffer soil pH and serve as a source of soil nutrients, according to South Dakota State University Extension.

Overly optimistic assumptions about transgenic crops that produce two or more Bt toxins active against the same pest can lead to inadequate strategies for delaying evolution of pest resistance, says University of Arizona.

John Deere Insurance Co. (JDIC) released a new private crop insurance policy called Added Value Protection insurance policy that protects against yield shortage.

More and more African farmers have turned to conservation tillage to maintain the health of the soil in their fields.

A product that serves as a foundation for innovative no-tillers looking to reduce compaction and enhance soil tilth has taken the top prize as the No-Till Product of the Year for 2014

Washington State University Extension will hold High Residue Farming under Irrigation workshops in Yakima and Moses Lake on Feb. 4-5.

The International Plant Nutrition Institute found that when other nutritional needs are met, plants use nitrogen more efficiently.

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.

The interest in cover crops has increased recently due to the benefits they can provide to the corn-soybean cropping system.

T.J. Schulte, marketing manager with Trimble Navigation, discusses the new NextSwath end of row system with implement compensation. The technology allows operators to turn at the end of a row with the touch of a button, and draws a path around the corner that steers the tractor and implement to follow the same guidance line, reducing turning time and compaction.