Production Blog

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.

For better or worse, the widespread use of dicamba is pushing an entire industry to scrutinize how herbicides are used and the public might not like the conclusions.

Defining farmers doesn't have to be definitive. We need diversity in our industry, too.

Your soils are talking to you if you stop to listen.

The 2019 production year is starting to look a lot like the last three with a few more twists and turns.

All state regulators wanted for Christmas were some straight answers on the new dicamba labels. EPA did not deliver.

The View From the Cab series opens doors to everyday life during a farming season -- the good, the bad and sometimes the messy.

Trick or treat, EPA finally issues rules on dicamba herbicides and there's still a lot of spooky uncertainty.

There is a permanence and poetry to the land that feeds the soul when we stop and take time to listen.

Dicamba and mites and other things can cause us to build big fences. Can we find landscape solutions to our problems?

A survey of Illinois custom applicators shows a need for dicamba technology, but also a need for better-defined language on labels.

Those funky fingers called brace roots are being called into question. Do they really help stabilize the corn plant or are they a burden?

Summer field days give a first-hand look at what the soil health movement is about.

The cereal of my youth came straight from the combine. Here's the recipe for that jaw-strengthening breakfast of champions.