Try Multi-Year Marketing 

By Larry Stalcup

We have corn sold for the next three years. Mike Martin doesn't blink an eye when he yields that information about his operation's distant marketing moves...

Biotech Corn in Brazil 

BY JAMES THOMPSON

While Brazil may be the world's least-cost bean producer, that doesn't hold true with corn. This is why the Brazilian government's recent approval of...

Corn Weed Control Guide Error 

In the Corn Weed Control Guide, February Corn & Soybean Digest, six herbicides were missing in the section when it continued from page 2a to 4a. They...

Front Mount is the Way to Go 

By Greg Lamp

Jerald Ryerson got tired of renting a sidedressing machine from the local co-op. As the Ames, IA, no-till grower put it: Two years of rental fees would...

Necessary Inoculation 

By Larry Stalcup

Many southern growers have switched from cotton to soybeans, and their whopping price. So spending an extra couple of dollars per acre to help assure...

Don't Call Me Son 

By John Russnogle

If you don't know them, it's easy to think that Les and Evan are father and son. They farm together, and nearly 30 years separate their birthdays. So,...

Built For Speed 

By Greg Lamp

When it comes to sidedressing fertilizer, it's all about speed for Jerry Zubke, Milbank, SD. That's what led him to build a 30-in., 24-row sidedress applicator...

Controlling Costs 

By Karen Ott Mayer

The tougher the market, the tougher producers need to be when considering costs and their overall operation plan. For Willard Jack of Belzoni, MS, who...

Farm Equipment Exports Jump 13% 

U.S. exports of ag-related machinery totaled more than $8.2 billion in 2007, an increase of more than 13% compared to the previous year, according to...

Lessons Learned From the Subprime Credit Crunch 

By Dave Kohl

Agriculture and the overall perception of the industry appear hotter than a pepper sprout right now. Well, if one observed the stock market and the real...

Fertilizer in Conservation Tillage 

By George Rehm

Concerned about rising prices for fuel and fertilizer, crop producers are searching for ways to trim input costs. Many producers are thinking about a...

USDA Projects Higher Exports 

Ag Secretary Ed Schafer announces that U.S. ag exports are forecast to reach a record $101 billion for fiscal year 2008, an unprecedented $19 billion...

More Than a Weed 

By Liz Morrison

Those volunteer corn plants standing in your soybean fields are more than a weed problem. They could be a recipe for rootworm resistance, Minnesota and...

Beans Bundle Up 

By Larry Stalcup

It's late August and southern beans are ready for harvest. But a steady rain hits when combines are ready to roll. It's a week or more deluge and beans...

Cars Run on Algae, Too 

By Greg Lamp Editor glamp@csdigest.com

Imagine, rockets and airplanes using biodiesel. It's not as far-fetched as you might think. Just listen to a bunch of biodiesel geeks and, literally,...

Production Costs Jump 

Fifteen percent more for corn and 10% more for beans are the estimated increases in production costs for 2008 crops compared to last year, say University...

Biotech Arces Booming Worldwide 

Biotech crops are still gaining ground with another year of double-digit growth and new countries joining the list of supporters, according to a report...

How to Interpret Yield Trial Results 

By Jim Rouse

Selecting the appropriate mix of corn hybrids or soybean varieties is essential for maximizing yield potential. It follows, then, that having a sound...

GM Wants Half Its Cars on E85 

The president of General Motors North America, Troy Clarke, says the company plans to have half its cars in the U.S. capable of running on 85% ethanol...

Early Soybeans:What are Your Options? 

By Ernest Clawson and Donald Boquet Louisiana State University Agcente

Reports of high yield potential and the advantages of an earlier harvest have created interest in planting soybeans early in Louisiana. Acreage devoted...

Best of Both Worlds 

By Larry Stalcup

New generation. The term conjures up thoughts of Gen Xers and an even younger Gen Y crowd, iPods, iPhones, hybrid cars and crossover SUVs. But new generation...

Stay the Course 

By Susan Winsor

We're not making any big changes this year, says Jim Klever, who farms 3,850 tillable acres in northern Illinois. In a typical year, we are 60-40 (favoring...

Evening up Emergence 

By Liz Morrison

When it comes to corn yields, conformity counts. Rapid, uniform germination and emergence of corn help set the stage for maximum grain yield, says Purdue...

Cotton Gin and Another Plane Crash 

By Tyler Bruch

The planting season finished up for us around Dec. 28. This was 15-20 days later than what our planting objective was this year, but we had a late start...

New Secretary of Agriculture 

Complied By Greg Lamp

Ed Schafer was sworn in as the 29th Secretary of USDA on Jan. 28. He served as North Dakota's governor from 1992 to 2000. As governor, Schafer managed...