Production Blog

It's time to see if you can spot tar spot in cornfields.

In what may likely be a first, kochia has been reported in soybean fields in northwest Missouri.

With application windows narrowed by either wind or rain, time may be running out for spraying herbicides over the top in some corn fields.

There are dangers along roadsides and field edges in the form of wild parsnip and poison hemlock this time of year. Here's how to identify the bad guys.

When's the right time to apply fungicide in corn and soybeans? A new online tool can help take out some of the guesswork.

While the alleged smuggling of a fungus into the United States by two China nationals raised concerns of a potential agroterrorism plot this week, farmers have been dealing with Fusarium graminearum for decades.

Another brood of cicadas has started to emerge, but don't worry. They aren't a concern for most agricultural crops.

Summer heat puts corn on a fast track. Knowing when to take a closer look can help avoid yield roadblocks.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 National Sorghum Yield Contest, which features a new protocol for verifying yields.

As weather narrows planting windows, farmers must think about what gets planted first.

Last year's dry conditions at harvest are affecting some soybean seed germination rates. Here's how to account for it and ensure a desired final stand.

New center puts boots in the field for repeatable and economic solutions that make sense for farmers.

Review these anhydrous ammonia safety procedures before moving tanks and beginning applications this spring.

The 2025 Commodity Classic in Denver offered participants a look at new products and programs now available or coming soon. Here's a rundown on some developments of interest to corn and soybean farmers.

Here are two free tools that can help sort through management practices to protect crops from various pests.

Every snowflake has a silver lining -- and it just happens to be made from free nitrogen fertilizer.

Have a story to tell about what life on your farm is like? DTN's View From the Cab feature is looking for two farmer volunteers for the 2025 season.

Farmers enter this season without a post-emergence, over-the-top dicamba product registered for weed control in soybeans and cotton. What does it mean for the controversial chemistry? Here are some do's and don'ts.

Those who work outside may remember the soothing attributes of Corn Huskers Lotion and be surprised to learn it is still available after all these years.

Toy bin setups can replicate those from the home farm or represent the storage system you've always dreamed of, and they fit under the Christmas tree.