When cover crops become a forage crop it’s important to treat them as such and to understand the risks associated with utilizing them as supplemental forage, especially as our environmental conditions begin to change. This becomes critical as we move into fall, says University of Nebraska Extension.

Kansas State University Extension shares some options for no-tillers needing to seed winter wheat into less-than-optimal moisture this fall.

According to data from the most recent crop progress report from USDA, one quarter of corn in the U.S. has been harvested, surpassing the 14% that was harvested this time last year and the 5 year average of 24%.

In the wake of a June court ruling vacating 3 dicamba registrations that were set to expire later this year, the Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing dicamba decisions so farmers will have time to make purchasing decisions for next season.

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

A new way of analyzing the chemical composition of soil organic matter will help scientists predict how soils store carbon — and how soil carbon may affect climate in the future, says a Baylor University researcher.

The latest USDA Crop Progress report showed 75% of corn mature as of the week ended Sept. 27, 2020. This surpassed both the 39% reported mature in the same week last year and the 5 year average of 65%.

Attorneys for Bayer and consumers suing the company over allegations its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer told a judge on Thursday they are continuing to resolve thousands more cases, improving prospects for its $11 billion deal to end the litigation.