Agronomy News

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Fungicide at V5

Application of fungicides on corn at tassel to R1 growth stages has become increasingly popular in the past few years. Discussion over fungicide application around the V5 stage of corn has also become a hot topic.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Tissue Testing

 Many nutrient deficiencies can be identified by the appearance of the crop but usually when that is the case economic injury has already occurred, yield has already been affected.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Innovative Tools for Soil Management

While advancements in precision agriculture have seemed to come in leaps and bounds, a core component of it has seemed to lag behind. In the 1980’s the dry ground method became the accepted method of preparing and measuring soil nutrients.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Standard Deviation & Stand Evaluation

Plant Spacing – A statistic called Standard Deviation is a good way to measure consistency of plant spacing. Standard Deviation is simply a measure of distance, in inches, of the majority of plants (2/3) from the mean or average of the population.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Avail

Phosphorus (P) plays an essential role in a plant’s overall health and development.

Answer Plot ® Training Session

The first Answer Plot Training Session will be Thursday June 7th, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. At the Hayfield Answer Plot.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Environmentally Smart Nitrogen

Nitrogen (N) is a naturally occurring element in nature and an essential plant nutrient that contributes greatly to the agricultural economy.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Seed Bed Preparation

Rapid, uniform germination and emergence of corn help set the stage for maximum grain yield at the end of the season.

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Planting Depth

How deep should I plant my corn this spring? How about my soybeans?

Agronomy Topic of the Week: Seed-to-Soil Contact

There can never be enough emphasis put on the importance of a good seed bed and properly preparing, maintaining, and adjusting planters. Read more …

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