The annual Canola Discovery Forum had a 4R fertilizer management theme and a panel of farmers and nutrient experts have an extensive discussion here about nutrient management in canola that were asked by attendees.

Wet weather has resulted in the emergence of volunteer wheat over the last few weeks in some parts of Kansas. Kansas State University Extension experts answer questions about the risk that this wheat poses for wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) to the surrounding emerged crop.

On March 10, 2021, the acting head of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) indicated in an internal memo that she believes the former EPA leadership was politically-motivated and cherry-picked data when approving dicamba registrations. A recent editorial in The Counter explores the impacts of this memo and questions the fate of the contested herbicide.

Last week, Politico writers reported that despite being popular with certain groups and sectors, the Biden administration’s plan to create a multibillion-dollar bank to help pay farmers to capture carbon from the atmosphere is running into surprising skepticism from farmers and other in the agriculture industry.

High precipitation and minimal crop demand for water in the spring makes for perfect conditions for water to move quickly through the soil profile, taking nitrogen with it. Although we cannot control the weather, there are a few management practices, including application timing, that can help prevent excess nitrogen losses in the spring, says the University of Minnesota.

New studies confirm that nitrogen-fixing bacteria can contribute as much as 30% of the N requirement of a corn crop, say researchers from AgriThority.

According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, some 2% of corn has been planted in the week ended April 4, in line with the 2% planted in the same week last year.