The smartphone-operated device transforms feed analysis by enabling frequent dry matter analysis, which aids in ensuring consistent dry matter intake, reducing feed leftovers, and planning harvest timing at optimal moisture levels.

Has the recent extreme overabundance of moisture drowned soybean cyst nematodes? Unfortunately, writes the Iowa State University Extension, the answer is no.

With the current drought in the Dakotas, livestock producers should ponder how improving soil health can improve utilization of available moisture and mitigate the negative effects of dryness, says North Dakota State University Extension.

Ben Cordes, an agronomist with the Victorian No-Till Farmers Assn. in Australia, discusses the need for proper residue management to retain moisture levels and “create a bigger bucket.”

Michigan State University Extension suggests harvesting some soybean fields at 15% moisture as a way to reduce risk and improve farm income.

The near-record warm winter the Midwest experienced this year, combined with the early and unusually warm spring, has caused wheat to mature sooner than normal, which could let farmers plant a second crop like soybeans to increase their profit potential using the same land.