In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the past month, September 2024.

These tips identify common challenges for corn, soybean and sorghum harvest and offer ways to optimize yield potential and reduce potential losses.

Learn about the environmental, agronomic and economic benefits of strip tillage. The Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till series is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.

This is your chance to see initial findings from a brand-new strip-till research trial before anyone else. As a senior research specialist under Fred Below at the Univ. of Illinois, Jared Fender launched a massive strip-till trial in 2023 focusing on fertilizer placement, timing, utilization of different tillage methods, fall vs. spring fertility and more.

Between tough growing conditions this season and low commodity prices, it’s a fair question to ask if it’s worth investing in a fall herbicide application this year.

The corn’s smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a helicopter to see how the plants handle the wind.