Production Blog

There's plenty to read if you want to firm up your knowledge about genetically engineering crops.

In the next few weeks, DTN/Progressive Farmer is exploring the past and future of genetic engineering breakthroughs in agriculture. Today, we posted the first story of our special series called Gene Revolution Turns 25, looking closer at the different attitudes about the gene...

When you need to find answers, these handy reference tools fit the job.

It's time to go back to school on dicamba. There are no excused absences. Training is mandatory if you want to spray approved herbicides in Xtend crops this year.

The winter meeting season is here and here's a chance to refresh weed control and spray knowledge without leaving the farm.

Here's an opportunity to tell your story and give your view. Apply to be a contributor to our weekly View From the Cab series.

Hopefully this is the year that will live on with empathy as we learn what to embrace and leave behind from the pandemic year.

A recent series helps farmers stay focused on production costs and profitability. The topics include fighting SCN, increasing soybean yields, early planting, outsmarting weed resistance, variable seeding rates, and giving an in-furrow boost for a good start.

Getting gassed is no laughing matter. We have to do better if we want to keep anhydrous as a tool.

Harvest can be a rewarding, yet dangerous time for farmers. Safety needs to be top-of-mind to enjoy the fruits of a year's labor.

Give us some reminders of the beauty of harvest by entering #MyHarvest20 photo contest.

Often more than posies pass between generations.

An invitation to dinner in the field is a thing to celebrate, even if the guests are a bit late.

Bayer sets new vision revolving around a corporate philosophy of Health for All and Hunger for None.

The hot, dry conditions experienced in much of soybean country this summer likely raised SCN population densities.

There are lots of safety tools available today, but we are still losing too many farmers.

Officials are still digging into the origins of seeds that arrived in mailboxes this summer.

Is your corn all grown up? Look for the black layer to know when physiological maturity happens.

Learning about new crops is only one benefit of our weekly View From the Cab segments. Sometimes the highlight of the week is simply dissolving into a fit of the giggles.

Will we see record crops this year after all the uncertainty? Let me see your yield monitor.