Purdue University scientists are working in several areas in the hope that future dry spells don't have the same effects on crops as this year's drought.
A new study answers a question that has baffled researchers for more than 15 years: How does the western corn rootworm — an insect that thrives on corn but dies on soybeans — persist in fields that alternate between corn and soybeans?
Eric B. Banks, Natural Resources Conservation Service state conservationist in Kansas, announced that applications are being accepted to support cover crops planted on lands damaged by the 2011 flooding along the Missouri River to assist producers in controlling erosion and building organic matter.
Source: By Mark Rosenberg, South Dakota State University
Estimating corn yields, especially under stressed conditions such as drought, is never absolute or easy, and as the dry weather continues the challenge of whether to leave fields or utilize them for feed becomes more pressing.
Scientists searching for clues to understand how superweeds obtain resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate may have been missing a critical piece of information, a Purdue University study shows.
The drought gripping the United States is the widest since 1956, according to new data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Source: By Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois
There’s little good news on the drought front, with the corn and soybean good-to-excellent ratings now at 19% and 20%, respectively, in Illinois, and more than 90% of soils rated as short or very short on moisture.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.
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