Archive for the "agronomy" Tag

Weed control is invariably one of the most significant yearly threats to yields. But U.S. farmers are nothing if not inventive. After […]

Higher precipitation in the weeks leading to spring planting has corn growers more concerned over the tar spot fungus. The disease can […]

Tar spot in corn is still a relatively new disease, entering the scene in 2015. Since then its presence has plagued farmers […]

Is your crop mix in need of a little boost? The answer may lie in a better understanding of consumer food trends. […]

With many fields suffering wind damage and corn yields also crippled by drought, more farmers than usual will be making silage rather […]

It’s been more than a week since a derecho tore across Iowa as far east as Ohio, whipping through some cornfields with […]

On Monday, three dicamba registrants lost one of their last remaining legal options to overturn a federal court’s mandate ending the registrations […]

The following is a condensed version of an AEI Premium article, which includes references to the Ag Forecast Network (AFN) decision- tool. Not a subscriber […]

New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate would ban organophosphate, neonicotinoid and paraquat pesticides, create a petition process […]

Watch out for an opportunistic pest that thrives in the summer heat: the twospotted spider mite. In normal, well-watered years, insect predators […]