Production Blog

The National Cotton Council sees fewer cotton acres for 2024 as weak demand and higher input costs pressure profitability.

Dogs have been trained to herd animals, sniff out drugs and retrieve ducks. A Texas researcher has trained his to kill weeds with a blow torch.

Bayer has announced a new management structure that carves out the middle management and embraces a customer focus.

By harnessing the power of a specific gene, farmers can look forward to increased yields and reduced economic losses caused by SCN.

Sort through what's in a corn trait stack with this free updated version of The Handy Bt Trait Table.

Bayer announced that its Crop Sciences division will be seeing some new appointments to key leadership positions.

It's not too late to test for SCN for the coming soybean crop. Putting numbers to the problem will help determine management strategies.

Putting a stamp of quality on a bean requires a team effort and lots of planning.

Calling for volunteers for DTN's 2024 View From the Cab series.

A farm friend's reminder that each day is a blessing can live in each of us if we remember to embrace it.

Waterhemp has 'superpowers' that allow it to wiggle around herbicide controls. A new study by University of Illinois weed scientists digs into the genetics of the wily weed.

A webinar this week offers pesticide applicators an opportunity to familiarize themselves an EPA website where product restrictions and mitigations beyond the general label reside.

When the combine turns black, it's more than dirt. It means a black fungus is among us.

The first detection of spotted lanternfly in Illinois begs a reminder to keep an eye open for the pest and take measures to control its spread.

The EPA's proposed strategy for protecting threatened and endangered species from exposure to herbicides uses terms that are likely unfamiliar to farmers. Here's a rundown on the ones you should know.

A new, free tool is available to determine how much soybean cyst nematode is costing you.

Since 2015, the national and regional weed science societies have conducted weed surveys on various crops. This year, they're asking farmers and others about the most common and troublesome weeds in grass crops.

There are several formulas for estimating corn yield, but maybe the best exercise of all is just getting into the field in August and early September.

Farmers participating in DTN's View From the Cab continue to eye crop yield prospects as rain brings some drought relief.

This week DTN's View From the Cab farmers are taking a much needed break, but they'll be back next week to catch readers up on what is going on in the field.