As corn planting gets off to a slow start in many areas one concern is whether we should think about switching hybrids. In general, the answer is no, not until later in May.

Do you remember more than 10 years ago, when researchers and Extension staffers were doing all they could to make strip till a reality? Back then the practice - also widely referred to as zone till - showed a lot of promise, but there were also a lot of headaches.

Soybean is a crop that can remove significant amounts of nutrients per bushel of grain harvested. Because of this, soybeans can respond to starter fertilizer applications on low-testing soils, particularly phosphorus.

DuPont Pioneer and AGCO Corp. announced a global collaboration to bring wireless data transfer technology solutions to farmers in leading agricultural markets, including the United States, Canada, Brazil and key European countries.

Trelleborg is to open its first North American manufacturing facility dedicated to the manufacture of premium radial tires for agricultural machinery.

The world's most widely used weed killer is not responsible for perpetuating Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans, research shows.

Environmental Tillage Systems, Inc. (ETS) has added two team members to its growing staff. Scott Opsahl joined the company in January as the Senior Engineer and Naomi Mortensen came on board in April as the Marketing Director. These additions align with ETS' goal of hiring and cultivating talent to continue providing quality products and services to its customers. ETS is not only in the business of building quality

Corn planting progress has been slow to date due to wet soil conditions and cool soil temperatures.

Along with the cool spring and slow start to the growing season, there have been many days with windy conditions. Keep in mind the objectives of any spray application are to balance productivity, efficacy, and prevent off-site movement of pesticides. In some situations, this can be easier said than done. Below are several things to consider to help reduce particle (not necessarily, vapor) spray drift.

We've received a few calls lately about options for killing out poor stands of corn and planting a new stand back into those areas. Most of these calls have to do with killing a Roundup Ready/LibertyLink corn variety and planting back into these fields.