In these times of tight profit margins in production agriculture, Russell Hedrick has one question for farmers: “Do you want ...
Patience is a virtue when it comes to planting corn. How so? The outcome of waiting until Mother Nature delivers warmer conditions – more heat units – are uniform stands and, ultimately, higher yields ...
It’s not just corn that’s at risk of spoilage; soybeans can have storage problems too. In a big bin, beans will spoil if they don’t have enough air moving through during storage. It’s very important ...
Studies conducted by Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie show any hybrid’s yield can vary by 6 bu. to 12 bu. per thousand ears, depending on your management practices. One of the key ones is the ...
Some family farms in Missouri have added corn mazes to their fields during the fall to supplement their income. There’s more to corn mazes than getting lost among corn that’s 10 feet tall. They can be ...