Crops Articles
Automating the Soil Sampling Process
Published August 8, 2022
Precision Planting has launched a new system for professional crop consultants called Radicle Agronomics. The goal is to automate soil sampling and testing. This new platform has three new products. GeoPress can be retrofitted to an ATV or UTV and…BASF Virtual Field Day
Published August 7, 2022
In the BASF Virtual Field Day, BASF Business Representative Bill Olson says dry bean growers have put a lot of work into the crop "and now we have to protect our yield with a good fungicide application." In addition to…Corn Rootworm Being Monitored in the Region
Published August 7, 2022
In the Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Clyde Tiffany provided information on western and northern corn rootworm. "The western is yellow and black in coloring when you look at the beetle; northerns are green in coloring," said Tiffany. The…Don’t Take Out the Beneficials
Published August 7, 2022
Farmers may want to add an insecticide with a fungicide application even if the treatment threshold has been reached. University of Minnesota Extension Educator Dave Nicolai says that is a danger because the insecticide will also take out beneficial insects.…Battling IDC
Published August 6, 2022
Iron Deficiency Chlorosis is a symptom of this season's variable weather conditions. this year, "Higher pH soils, calcium carbonate, excess salts and even excess nitrate from the previous year contribute to that," said University of Minnesota Extension Educator Dave Nicolai.…Ergot Identified in North Dakota
Published August 5, 2022
Ergot is being reported in barley near the Langdon Research Extension Center in North Dakota. Ergot has a large host range, including all small grains and common weeds like smooth brome grass. With signs of ergot evident in the state,…USDA Updates June Dry Bean Prices
Published August 4, 2022
According to the USDA, the pinto bean prices for June averaged $48.10 cwt, while the navy beans averaged $40.10 cwt. The rye price for June was withheld to avoid disclosure of individual reports.Dry Bean Scene
Published August 4, 2022
The dry bean crop has had some great weather this season to get going. Northarvest Bean Growers Association District Representative Joe Mauch give an update on his dry bean crop The Dry Bean Scene is brought to you by SRS…Focus on What You Can Control
Published August 4, 2022
To finish the growing season strong, Golden Harvest Agronomy Manager David Schlake reminds farmers to focus on what they can control. "Stay mindful of any late season diseases that come in, but in a lot of areas, that will probably…