Growers who decide to terminate their wheat crop this spring because of poor stands or recent weather-related damage need to consider crop rotation restrictions relative to any herbicides that may have been applied to the wheat.

Some of the main planting practices affecting yields in sorghum are: row spacing, row arrangement, seeding rate/plant population, planting date, and hybrid maturity. Sorghum plants can compensate and adjust to diverse environmental conditions through modifications in the number of tillers, head size, and final seed weight.

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, editor, Frank Lessiter, hosts a panel discussion with six individuals who have attended every National No-Tillage Conference since it began in 1993: Allen Berry, Allan Brooks, R.D. Wolheter, Bryan Van Holten, Scott Davidson, and Randall Reeder.

Planting over much of the Midwest is seriously delayed and history suggests the odds have also increased for reduced yields and very low net incomes. Two ag economist discuss why obtaining the number of acres eligible for prevented planting by crop for each insurance unit is useful background information to acquire in case planting decisions need to be made after the prevented planting date.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the month of April.

When alfalfa stands are negatively affected by winter weather, some farmers convert their alfalfa fields to soybeans. Here are four reasons to inoculate the soybean seed, according to the Ohio State University Extension.