Production Blog

It takes some special folks to open their homes, the fields and their hearts. Let's give them a hearty thanks.

Flooding is one of the many ways soybean cyst nematode can spread from field to field.

There's a lot of natural things to raise the hair on the back of your neck. That hasn't changed.

Study the behaviors of the yield contest winners, but concoct your own recipe base.

Covering up is great, but do so thoughtfully if you have SCN infestations.

We know weeds are competitive with crops, but did you know weed science is a competitive event?

This year heading to the field to pull yield samples confirms there's a lot of variability hiding in this year's crop.

Meeting the demands of consumers can be as fickle as feeding a child. What they want and when they want it is both fascinating and frustrating for farmers.

It's time to cultivate a renewed sense of community by reaching out to those around us. Help us tell the good stories and follow our new series about simple gestures that mean a lot.

Executive orders are very photogenic. Actual regulatory rules are less so. But the latter is probably more worth your attention.

A ride-along snapshot shows the crazy planting season has been no picnic and farmers are burning the midnight oil to put in a crop.

DowDuPont spins off Corteva on June 1 as part of a strategy to form three separate companies.

Conversations over locally grown dinner show how personal food and eating it can be.

Lots of questions remain about this crop season.

Do you hate the wheat tour? Do you whine about it online? You should probably go on one.

In Illinois, the cutoff date for dicamba application is June 30, but wet weather is causing concerns.

Beekeeping keeps you humble and in some cases, starting over.

Pesticide applicators have a responsibility to check field registry services under current dicamba labels, but that means farmers must take steps to register.

Research on dicamba applications airs some important considerations after several years of study. The upshot is volatility exists and some environmental situations make it worse.

We're looking for two willing farmers to share their growing season and views on agriculture as part of our annual View From the Cab series.