November 1, 2007

Features

Insane Yields

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By John Russnogle

When farmers tell Mike Janssen they're frustrated about bean yields, his answer makes them smile. He tells them they're insane. That's when you keep doing... More

Biofuel Gridlocks Loom

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By John Pocock

The U.S. corn ethanol industry faces major transportation and logistics headaches as ethanol output quickly accelerates, says Michael Swanson, Wells Fargo... More

Defy Disease

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Jen Bennett

Continuous corn could lead to continuous disease. In the past, rotation helped to control disease, but corn after corn increases the potential for disease.... More

Smell Or Spray

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup

As much as Bob Beakley dislikes insecticides in soybeans, stinkbugs often leave him no choice. It's spray or pay. The Ennis, TX, soybean, corn, cotton,... More

From Dirt To Shirt

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup

From Tobacco Road to Taiwan, David Burns has his eye on cotton from dirt to shirt. The Laurel Hill, NC, cotton, soybean and wheat producer is among the... More

Music Man

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Liz Morison

Duffy Morton planned to be a high school band teacher. Instead, he took over the family farm after his father died unexpectedly. But he never stopped... More

Miscanthus and Fertilizer

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM

Your magazine still ranks as one of my favorites and I quote often from it, including excerpts in my newsletter. However, there are several pieces of... More

Line Up Inputs Early

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup

Louis Watkins feels one of the main reasons he's still farming at 70 is his ability to wisely lock in major farm inputs that might otherwise cut into... More

Timely Tax Tips

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Karl Ohm

For the 2007 tax year, you may want to examine several key items, such as Section 179 deductions and income averaging deductions, according to Gary Hoff,... More

Corn Can Boost Your Cotton

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup

From near virgin cotton country in northwest Texas to century-old farms in the Deep South, rotating cotton with corn continues to yield more pounds per... More

Fighting Phytophthora

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Susan Winsor

Phytophthora is morphing. Like many pathogens, it has evolved about 70 new races able to survive on and infect resistant soybean varieties. And some of... More

Now Or Then?

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup

Nathan Ault hits a home run every now and then in his corn marketing. But he knows it's a rare feat. He'll settle for some run-scoring singles in the... More

Making A Difference

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Karen Bernick

On a sunny Sunday September afternoon, Bob Braden welcomed fellow farmers, church members and others to tour the Hearts to Harvest growing project. The... More

Hotshot Hybrids

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | Compiled by Jen Bennett

From single traits to quad stacks, it's a tough decision to choose seed. Each year the decision about what seed to use becomes more complicated. Let The... More

Reducing Rust

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup

While Asian soybean rust seems to always be on a grower's mind, another rust, the southern-corn type, is appearing too often for many southern producers.... More

Products

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM

YAMAHA 2008 RHINO 700 FI AUTO 44 The new Rhino 700 features a 686-cc engine with Yamaha fuel injection. The liquid-cooled, four-valve SOHC powerplant... More

My View

Meet Our New Profits Columnist

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Greg Lamp

With this issue we're excited about introducing our new marketing columnist, Ed Usset, to the Profits section in the back of the magazine. A Minnesota... More

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