Strip-tilling enabled California corn grower and dairyman Mike Nutcher to cut his tillage costs for corn silage by $50 per acre.

Valent is partnering with two other companies to launch Fierce herbicide for corn and soybeans in 2011.

The USDA announced today that farmers and ranchers wanting to enroll in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) have until June 11 to file applications at their local USDA office.

The Planter Pro® system from Ag Focus is designed to provide faster soil warm-up, more even seed emergence and higher yields even in the toughest soil and residue conditions.

These are the published standards for no-till or strip-till qualifications.

DuPont announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the historic commercial registration of Optimum® AcreMaxTM 1 insect protection for Pioneer® brand corn hybrids. This marks the EPA's first approval of an in-the-bag solution for insect refuge management, offering reduced corn rootworm refuge and a more convenient path to refuge compliance for growers.

Slug activity is picking up, particularly in portions of the Midwest receiving regular rains.

With today’s modern planting monitors, keeping tabs on planter performance is easier then ever before; however, it doesn’t hurt to take a break to do some double-checking.

Monsanto Co. signaled that it will lower some seed prices due to resistance from farmers to recent price increases.

While no-till planting results in dividends for soil conservation, it is the bottom line on his financial sheet that convinced Doug McLaughlin to adopt this method to sow his crops.