A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...
Summer brings new crops, and that means a different array of pests. Whether you’re growing a field full of tomatoes, an orchard of peaches, or a diverse market garden, pests are likely to affect some ...
Annual crops, such as tomatoes, corn, and lettuce, cover a significant portion of our plates and farmland acres. However, the constant work of planting and harvesting can be time-consuming and tiring.
Autonomous farm robots guided by GPS can plant and harvest multiple crops in close proximity, enabling beneficial interactions between different plants and potentially boosting biodiversity. Strip ...
“However, strip till also significantly increased the number of root-feeding nematodes, which are harmful to plant roots, but these may be related to the previous (corn) crop since it did not affect ...