The rule is simple: If you are in the field doing something, be sure to leave the field with a digital record of what you did. Keep the data in your possession because you’re going to end up using it a lot more than you ever imagined.
It’s been said high-yielding corn needs 25" of moisture per acre per year. In 2023, when Mother Nature didn't cooperate, management strategies to retain soil moisture coupled with new traits made a difference at harvest.
Minor space weather events have temporarily knocked out corrections signals over Canada and the Dakotas in the past. Would your farm be ready for a more severe outage?
Just because tar spot was mostly a no-show in 2022 and 2023 doesn't mean that will be the case in 2024. Charting humidity levels can help predict if the disease will strike.
