Double Crop
Del., Md. wheat tours reveal above-average crop
Recent wheat crop tours by grain buyers, millers and crop consultants showed the potential for the Mid-Atlantic to have a better-than-average harvest this year. Weather can still play a factor as the crop reaches maturity in the next few weeks, tour...
VGPA wheat yield contest entry forms now available
RICHMOND, Va. — Entry forms for Virginia Grain Producers Associaton’s 2019 Barley, Hard Wheat & Wheat Yield Contests are now available. VGPA said yield contests, such as this, are an important element in its mission to highlight and communicate the...
Cover crops may increase winter temperatures
WASHINGTON — Cover crops grown in fields during winter may be warming temperatures in the northern United States and southern Canada, according to a new study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The crops create a darker surface...
Double-crop soy research aims to increase yields
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Preliminary findings in a research project funded by multiple soybean boards in the Mid-Atlantic region indicate that planting soybean early following high-moisture wheat harvest is an excellent management practice for...
Website provides info about high oleic soybeans
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new website produced by Purdue University is designed to help dieticians, educators, farmers, food industry professionals and consumers better understand the benefits of high oleic soybean oil, an emerging...
Volunteer corn in soybeans brings pests, drops yield
(Editor’s note: Amit Jhala is a Extension Weed Management Specialist; Bob Wright is a Extension Entomologist and Parminder Chahal, Weed Science Graduate Student for the University of Nebraska.) Glyphosate-resistant crops account for about...
Technology giving farmers data to grow more with less (Choice Voice)
(Editor’s note: Jen Del Carmen is a communications consultant with the U.S. Soybean Export Council.) Stop and think about how technology has impacted modern farming and you likely think about innovations in equipment — combines that steer...
Protect your farm finances with crop insurance (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Kelly Bailey is a crop insurance agent with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.) With the recent wet weather we’ve had in the Mid-Atlantic, many farmers are being forced to replant and utilize their crop insurance coverage. For those...
Kansas State researchers turn up the heat on wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University researchers are turning up the heat on wheat to prove the point that higher nighttime temperatures may be to blame for significant yield and quality losses in the crop. If what they believe is true,...
Producers weigh in on Farm Bill, crop insurance
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Agricultural producer sentiment rose last month to its highest level since January 2017, as producers expressed an improved view of current conditions and future expectations of the U.S. agricultural economy,...
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