Traditionally, aerial spraying of pesticides has been done using conventional fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters with a pilot onboard.

Helena Agri-Enterprises introduced two new brands at the 2023 Commodity Classic in Orlando, Fla.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Blu-Jet, we welcome Eric & Megan Wallendal, of Wallendal Supply, to discuss how their eye for innovation and a willingness to crunch the numbers on precision payback has increased crop production and farm management efficiencies.

Farmers tend to be busy all year round. For crop growers, spring, summer and fall are times to get physically involved in the field, whereas winter is the time for in-depth planning and preparation for the subsequent three seasons.

About 30% of the major global cereal crops - rice, wheat and corn - may have reached their maximum possible yields in farmers' fields, according to UNL research. These findings raise concerns about efforts to increase food production to meet growing global populations.

University of Hawaii research summarizes the effect of strip-till cover cropping and vermicompost water extract on soil food web structure in a short-term agroecosystem.

In the chemical age of agriculture that began in the 1960s, potassium chloride (KCl), the common salt often referred to as potash, is widely used as a major fertilizer in the Corn Belt without regard to the huge soil reserves that were once recognized for their fundamental importance to soil fertility.

Phosphorous and potassium exist naturally in the soil as a part of rock, clay and other minerals that make up soils.

Several Romanian growers were able to learn about strip-till farming and ranching techniques while touring locations recently in Nebraska.