Weeds

Corteva Agriscience is providing more options for farmers to save on crop protection products with a simpler TruChoice offer and its biggest giveaway opportunity yet.

It’s been a little over a year since the University of Illinois launched the Illinois Regenerative Agriculture Initiative and the program hit the ground running.

When is it important to have a strong herbicide program for corn? Every year is the obvious answer. But when should a corn herbicide program to kill weeds and protect the crop and yield move further up the priority list?

One of the best views of how a farm’s herbicide performed is a windshield view. A combine windshield view, that is.

In Tony Zerrusen’s territory in southern Illinois, beans matter. It might be soybeans, green beans or soybeans followed by soybeans, but every type of bean has a farmer’s livelihood behind it.

Steve Leesman’s move into organic crop production began several years ago as an answer to consumer demand and he has continued this diverse farming operation in Logan County, Illinois.

I’m sure a lot of readers have been experiencing rain events that seem to keep putting us out of the fields. We haven’t had any huge amounts yet, just rains here and there that keep us from cutting soybeans which we are running behind on.

In Pioneer field agronomist Brian Schrader’s territory in east-central Indiana, ‘maters matter and Plenish is a priority.

When it comes to change, many growers may be hesitant to move from a tried and true system that has proven results. Growers who previously used the DEKALB Asgrow Xtend soybean lineup were no different.

In west-central Illinois this year, growing conditions were perfect for more than corn and soybeans. Weather conditions also led to an ideal environment for weeds.