Tips for Planting Soybeans Earlier

Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie offers the following tips to keep in mind for early planted soybeans as you select varieties, row spacing and population.

In The Shop: Prepping High-Tech Planters

Our grandfathers backed up to their planter, dropped a drawbar pin, hooked up a single hydraulic hose and were ready to plant. Modern planters with high-speed seed meters, hydraulic downforce systems and other high-tech options require a little more effort.

New Input Supplier Goes Direct From Formulators And Some Retailers To Farmers

On Thursday, farmers in North and South Dakota gained a new resource for a full line of crop protection chemistry, fertilizer and crop input additives – with savings of 30% available in most cases – with the introduction of New Dawn Crop Performance.

ERC Extended Through December 31, 2020

This allows a farmer who shows at least a 20% reduction in gross receipts for any quarter in 2021 compared to the same quarter in 2019 to qualify for the credit.

Bacon Maintained Star Status During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic created a year of challenges and change, but one thing remained unchanged: American consumers’ love of bacon.

#FJFieldFieldDays: Seed Tender Product Guide

In the market for a seed tender? Here’s a rundown of the 200+ unit capacity bulk seed tenders available in the U.S.