Changes in the economics of grain production after drought led to record-high farm incomes in 2012 could mean a shift in the demand for and prices of agricultural inputs for the 2014 crop, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.

As corn silage harvest comes to a close and grain harvest nears, growers need to be aware of safety precautions to prevent grain engulfments, according to safety experts from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

James Schoff, strip-tiller from Walnut, Illinois, talks about his first ventures into strip-till and the big differences he sees between strip-till and conventional. The greatest benefits he's seen from fall strip-till are an enhanced, clean seed bed for planting and stronger stand establishment.

Wisconsin corn agronomist Joe Lauer explains how to predict if a corn crop will mature before frost.

An agricultural dragnet has found no cases of unapproved genetically engineered wheat outside of a 123-acre field in Oregon after two months of an ongoing investigation, the USDA said recently. The discovery of the wheat, not approved for cultivation anywhere in the world, shook the global market when it was announced on May 29. Some U.S. customers in Asia and Europe halted purchases or said they would test incoming wheat shipments for biotech grain.

Mark Bauer, strip-tiller in Faribault, Minn., talks about building confidence in strip-till with a two-pass system methodology and how it's allowed him to expand his operation to include grid sampling and potential cover crops.

Nearly two decades into strip-tilling, Alan Madison still reminds himself now and then to abide by the basic principles of the practice: source, time, rate and place.

Building fall strips without fertilizer offers Brandon Hunnicutt cropping flexibility and more precise nutrient placement.

The spring rains that have improved soil moisture conditions in many areas have been welcomed as favoring a return to more normal corn yields in 2013 following the drought of a year ago. At the same time, persistent and heavy precipitation (including snow in northern areas) that has delayed the start to corn planting raise concerns that late planting will have a negative impact on yield potential.

Grower Wayne Ziesemer has been able to significantly improve his operation since moving to the new Orthman 1tRIPr strip till system which is built to place fertiliser and prepare the seed bed in the one pass.