Production Blog

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.

Soybean gall midge (SGM) is a relatively new soybean pest in the areas close to the Missouri River Valley. Much research is being done at land-grant universities in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and the Dakotas to learn more about the pest and hopefully discover ways to limit...

Spring wheat entries are due Aug. 1. It's a chance to learn how your crop stacks up in terms of yield and quality.

Corn farmers may cringe when they find tillers in their fields, but research shows these extra shoots aren't necessarily detrimental to yields.

It's time to go check soybean roots for SCN females. Just do it.

Those cool temperatures that slowed crop growth may have set the crop up for later problems. It's a good time to start scouting.

Many areas of abnormally dry and droughty conditions have appeared across the Corn Belt in recent weeks, leading to concerns for young corn and soybeans. Here are five signs that your crop is stressed.

Those applying over-the-top dicamba herbicides to soybeans in three Midwest states need to reference the crop, not just the calendar, to stay on label this year.