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  • Alex Harrell, Leesburg, Georgia, began to focus on soybean singulation after taking a closer look at pod counts when walking fields. (David Parks)

    Space Those Soybeans

    Little attention has been devoted to singulation in soybeans. Research shows it will result in a bump in yields, but it's only one tool of many to produce higher yields.

  • Professor Cyril Hopkins, right, and his assistant, James Pettit, take soil samples in the University of Illinois Morrow Plots in April 1904. Lessons are still being harvested from these fields. (Historic photo courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives)

    Historic Experiment Fields Offer Invaluable Insights

    Land-grant universities have relied on agricultural experimental fields, some nearly 150 years old, as foundations to gather research to improve farming practices and sustainability.

  • Business partners Chad Henderson (left) and Stuart Sanderson (Brent Warren)

    On-Farm Trials Guide Decisions

    Conducting your own on-farm tests is a good way to determine what crop inputs perform the best on your operation. But test plots must be correctly set up and analyzed to get accurate results.

  • The height differences among corn hybrids in a FIRST corn plot in northwest Illinois are clearly visible from above. (Aerial photo courtesy of FIRST)

    Trials Offer Unbiased Comparisons of Seed

    FIRST was conceived nearly three decades ago to provide timely, unbiased comparisons of innovative seed genetics and to improve yields and profitability for farmers.

  • The largest seed and trait providers are working to deliver tools to tackle agronomic challenges and drive productivity. (Pamela Smith)

    Product Pipeline Offers Enhanced Genetics and Traits

    Major seed and trait companies invest heavily in R&D to provide farmers with advanced traits and seed genetics. Here are highlights of new products expected to hit the market soon.

  • Simple strategies can help control the cost of seeds. (Jim Patrico)

    Advice To Save on Seed Costs

    The average price of soybean seed and corn seed has more than doubled and nearly tripled, respectively, since 2006. There are steps you can take to optimize your return on investment in today's tight-margin environment.

  • When farmers own their own crop insurance company, they keep the underwriting gains. (Illustration by Katie Dehlinger and Barry Falkner, DTN)

    Turn Self-Insurance Into a Strength

    Microcaptives offer risk protection and tax benefits.

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