As you focus your attention on seed selection for next season, the vast assortment of high-performing genetics and growing number of biotech traits raises questions on how each of these factors impacts yield and bottom-line profits  Read More >

When soybean planting is delayed like it was for many growers in 2008, the soybean plant loses time to develop a sufficient number of nodes, reducing pod generation and general pod filling capability due to a smaller plant  Read More >

Next spring, growers that plant newly released CROPLAN GENETICS® corn hybrids will receive the added benefit of Advance Coating Zinc at no added cost  Read More >

Provided you've finally gotten your crops out of the field, now is the ideal time to be applying lime to make sure your soil pH levels are adequate for next year's growing season  Read More >

The key to minimizing soil compaction-related problems during planting is to avoid compacting the soil altogether, but that's easier said than done in a year when harvesting has been delayed throughout the upper half  Read More >

In a season with ample rainfall and warm temperatures, there are numerous diseases that can show up in a corn stand and dramatically impact yields  Read More >

Alfalfa producers can evaluate their stems to predict current yield, but the roots are used for predicting a stand's future yield potential  Read More >

Common in soybean growing areas in the southern United States, frogeye leaf spot has been making its presence known in 2008, especially in irrigated fields with elevated moisture levels, non-resistant soybean varieties, and fields that have had frogeye  Read More >

Striped corn is being observed on a wide scale in the Plains states this year. While the exact cause has yet to be determined, CROPLAN GENETICS® agronomists have their theories  Read More >

Poor planting conditions already frustrated corn producers across the northern half of the country this spring, but now that the crop is in, a host of other challenges looms on the horizon  Read More >

Not only did the significant rainfall received this spring push planting back for many growers and force some growers to replant entirely, but it also contributed to a loss of nitrogen throughout the region  Read More >

The late planting caused by excessive precipitation, the cold temperatures experienced throughout the northern half of the country, and now the flooding that's recently hit in most Midwestern states have all significantly impacted emergence and  Read More >

With fuel prices on the rise, it's understandable that producers are looking for ways to cut costs  Read More >

The Chicago Board of Trade posted corn futures at nearly $7 a bushel for July 2009 earlier this month, so if your alfalfa fields are underperforming, now might be a good time to start thinking about rotating in corn  Read More >

The consumer market opportunity for low-linolenic oil is driving demand among food manufactures, and processors continue to pay a premium to growers that grow and deliver Vistive" soybeans  Read More >

It's not unusual for growers to give up 15 or 20 bushels of yield per acre in corn refuge sites during years with moderate corn rootworm pressure  Read More >

Follow these expert tips to make your test plot visits more productive this year  Read More >

An industry expert explores how to achieve top value through seed selection  Read More >