The Farmer

19/02/2024

Set yourself up for success in 2024 by protecting your acres against last year’s challenges with Corteva Agriscience crop protection solutions. Learn how the can improve cash flow while earning you upfront savings.

Make every acre count by saving on crop protection solutions proven to protect your acres from last year’s challenges.

17/02/2024

Minnesota is a relatively small contributor to Gulf nutrient loading, with modeling suggesting that we supply about 8% of the nutrients reaching the Gulf.

Still, this regional report is significant, and we will watch closely for progress reports at the state level, where the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is leading in-state nutrient loss reduction efforts.

In 2022, the hypoxic zone measured 3,275 square miles, the eight-smallest measurement since 1985.

16/02/2024

Early-planted soybeans need a little extra attention to give them the best opportunity to achieve maximum yield. However, the added time in the field allows them to put on more pods.

There is a yield advantage with early-planted soybeans if you focus on soil, seed and sulfur.

16/02/2024

How can you stay ahead of w**ds and diseases in your soybean fields? Here are five tips to help you this coming season. Corteva Agriscience

How are you planning to improve soybean yield next season? We have some ideas for you.

15/02/2024

Every farm family should be proud of their endurance, as is the Schulz family.

This rock — found on the home farm and in the ground long before my great-great-grandparents settled in Minnesota — is a symbol of the solid foundation that has been built.

Enduring the ups and downs of agriculture’s cycles is something to be celebrated.

15/02/2024

Soybean cyst nematodes are showing up at an increasing rate on the most commonly used type of resistance trait, creating concerns for farmers and university researchers.

An on-farm trial finds the Peking trait outperforms PI 88788 with increased yield and a decreased SCN egg count.

14/02/2024

Doppelgangers, look-alikes that mimic other diseases with confusing similarities and perplexing differences, created problems for soybean growers last year. To make matters worse, old soybean foes and emerging threats combined to create challenges.

Older soilborne and look-alike soybean diseases create concern for farmers.

14/02/2024

Use this CHECK list from Mosaic Crop Nutrition as your guide for uniform nutrient distribution this spring, and trust MicroEssentials® to provide crops the right balance of nutrients all season long.

Use a dependable and innovative fertilizer product like MicroEssentials® to provide you with ROI and your crops with the nutrition they need

14/02/2024

As the stacking of herbicide resistance traits has taken place, the pressure on specific SOAs has increased exponentially. Discover what this means for your w**d control plan. Beck's Hybrids

Navigating w**d control amidst soybean herbicide technology consolidation.

13/02/2024

See new equipment, learn about tech and eat a beef sundae at the New York Farm Show. Get a preview of the premiere indoor farm show from American Agriculturalist editor Chris Torres: https://www.farmprogress.com/new-york-farm-show/fp-next-talking-new-york-farm-show-with-chris-torres

12/02/2024

Consumers want to know what is in their food.

Legislation introduced in late January would go a long way in ensuring that consumers have a clearer understanding of what they are actually purchasing at the store.

The FAIR Labels Act aims to bring transparency to food labeling.

12/02/2024

Trust isn't built in a day — it's built over 200 years. 🛠️ From the invention of the steel plow to the latest in drone tech, Farm Progress editors have been providing farmers with unbiased reporting since 1819. 🧑‍🌾🌾

Connect with your local editor now: https://farmprogress.pub/CCFP24OFB

11/02/2024

Other evergreens such as ponderosa pine and Colorado blue spruce are being planted in windbreaks, among other species, to create a more diverse tree population and to reduce invasive challenges from red cedar.

Farmstead Forest: If you are planting a windbreak, first get the conifer species selection right.

10/02/2024

A lot of work has made your estate what it is — sometimes the sweat of multiple generations. The use of a beneficiary-defective inheritance trust can ensure the assets don’t dry up.

This type of trust allows a beneficiary to receive discretionary distributions from the trust.

10/02/2024

With the risk of white mold infection in soybeans and other broad-leaf crops increasing, NDSU Extension shares tips for timing fungicide applications.

Timing is everything when applying fungicides to susceptible crops.

09/02/2024

It is the natural tendency of Midwesterners to look for a great deal. Unfortunately, current market conditions do not point to farmers being able to find a great deal when it comes to purchasing farmland in the near future.

Minnesota land prices will largely depend on the current lackluster price of corn and the savings of farmers from previous high-earning years.

09/02/2024

🐕 Farm dogs fill many roles on the farm. To keep them in the best of health, check for signs of disease or ailments throughout the year.

Our dogs fill many roles on the farm, so keep them in tip top shape.

07/02/2024

Research is underway to determine just how widespread the infestation is in soybeans. So far, researchers have detected the pest across a broad area in Minnesota, as well as in both North Dakota and South Dakota.

The tentiform leafminer has developed a taste for soybeans but not other legumes.

07/02/2024

Farmers can no longer use dicamba for w**d control on cotton and soybean crops, effective immediately. Read more 🔜

Farmers can no longer use dicamba for w**d control on cotton and soybean crops, effective immediately.

07/02/2024

Confidential and Secure.

Minnesota pork producers play a major role in the state’s economy and environment, and they are encouraged to complete a Pork Cares Farm Impact Report to share their story in a positive light.

Impact report helps show to pork producers and society what’s being done for environmental and economical responsibility.

06/02/2024

The Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program offers low-interest loans for the startup, expansion and operation of slaughter and further processing of meat and poultry.

Funds are available for meat and poultry processors as well as other supply chain members. Apply now to participate in the State of Ag Report, Century Farms program and beef Top of Class program.

06/02/2024

How do you navigate the wild west of biologicals? 🤔 Joining us on this Deep Dive episode of the podcast is Laura Thompson of Nebraska Extension and coordinator of Nebraska On-Farm Research Network, to dig into biological basics, research trials, and more.
https://www.farmprogress.com/crop-protection/fp-next-the-wild-wild-west-of-biologicals

05/02/2024

The 2023 drought dried up many pastures, forcing cattle producers to sell stock. This year will be one of rebuilding for forage and cattle.

Beef Outlook: The USDA cattle report shows the impact of drought, and the need for producers to find forage to rebuild inventory.

04/02/2024

Take a look and see who was there. You might just recognize someone or yourself!

It's been a great week at CattleCon24! Take a look and see who was there. You might just recognize someone or yourself!

03/02/2024

Despite receiving only about 7 inches of rain during the growing season, Heublein harvested 314-bushel-per-acre corn on his 10-acre plot for the 2023 National Corn Growers Association yield contest.

Lewiston, Minn., area farmer harvests 314-bushel corn on 7 inches of rain.

02/02/2024

A new grant opportunity from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offered to help the state’s farmers and ranchers protect livestock from disease and other risks.

The final date to apply for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant program is March 7.

02/02/2024

From preventing soil erosion to forage, farmers have a lot more flexibility today with cover crops than they did just five or 10 years ago.

Several crop insurance programs offer farmers incentives to plant cover crops.

31/01/2024

🌾 Roger Wippler, retired manager of the Foundation Seed Program, recently received the Achievement in Crop Improvement Award. With 35 years of experience, he reflects on the evolving seed industry, from the impact of biotechnology to the rise of specialty food-grade soybeans.

Read his insights into the past, present, and future of Minnesota's Crop Improvement Association.

Roger Wippler retires after 34 years with the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association.

30/01/2024

The secret is in the timing.

Maximizing water resources and profitability: In a year of extreme weather swings, farmers like Heath Heinrich in Lubbock, Texas, achieved record yields by strategically sharing water between crops.

Sorghum Focus: Splitting irrigation between two crops can bring profits and yields.

30/01/2024

What stock show is on Curt’s bucket list to attend in 2025? What is Sarah’s favorite thing to do during the Black Hills Stock Show?

🎧 Listen in to all this and more on this Farm Files edition of FP Next: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-life/fp-next-stock-show-benefits-favorites-and-impacts