Crop Management Report
Growers preparing to battle crop diseases, pests
Farmers are no stranger to infections among their fields. Diseases largely contained to crops can spread quickly among them, and pests can eat entire plantings down to the roots. Good farmers know they must get to the source of the problem in order...
Drone crop scouting can be beneficial to farmers
SEVERNA PARK, Md. — If advancements continue at their present pace, drone technology is expected to have a significant impact on Delmarva crop farming over the next several years. The Maryland Soybean Board has sponsored investigation into this new...
Broad study helps define optimal soybean seeding rates
MADISON, Wis. — To some, farming might seem simple: plant seeds, help them grow, then sell the product. But the reality is much different. Farming requires many complex decisions throughout the year.One such decision is seeding rate – the number of...
How to diversify your business in times of crisis (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Meaghan Malinowski is a digital and content marketing strategist for MidAtlantic Farm Credit.)When it’s business as usual, running your business comes naturally. You know what you need to do and how you need to do it. However, what...
Discovered gene essential for making ears of corn
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A team of scientists led by University of Missouri maize geneticist Paula McSteen has identified a gene essential for forming the ears in corn.The new research, which appears in the journal Molecular Plant, extends the growing biological...
Machine technology helps ensure precision plantings
Lynwood Broaddus eases into his RBR Enterprise Vector 300 Self-Propelled Fertilizer spreader, taps the display screen and goes to work on his 1,400-acre grain and cattle farm — or, perhaps more accurately, the machine does.The Vector 300 at the Caroline...
On-farm network takes soybean research into fields
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As soybean producers throughout Pennsylvania begin planting their 2019 crop, a group of growers are also participating in research projects through the On-Farm Network.The On-Farm Network takes soybean research studies out of the lab and...
Find a lender who understands this industry (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Dale Ockels is a member of Board of Directors of MidAtlantic Farm Credit.)When they say Farm Credit is an agriculture partner for the long haul, it’s not just another cliché. I’ve been farming for 55 years, and Farm Credit has been a good...
Area growers encouraged to study weeds to defeat them
Growers should keep up with advancements in weed management or risk the consequences on their fields, agricultural educators said last week. Whether it’s complacency with herbicide rotation or properly treating fields after harvest, farmers...
Soybean research network in ninth year
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As soybean producers plant their 2018 crop, a group of growers are also participating in research projects through the On-Farm Network. The On-Farm Network takes soybean research studies out of the lab and small test plots...
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