While corn in the dough stage improved from 71% a week ago to 81% as of Sept. 1, the crop continues to trail last year’s development for this date, which was 95%, as well as the 5 year average of 93%. Corn dented is even further behind, with only 41% of this year’s crop at this stage vs. 73% last year on this date and 5 year average of 63%.

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

Historically, wheat growers often calculated their seeding rate based on pounds of seed per acre; however, seed size varies and it's now recommended that growers calculate their seeding rate using seeds per acre to provide more accurate seeding results, according to the University of Nebraska.

If you’ve seen nitrogen (N) deficiency symptoms in corn fields, you’re not alone. Crops in the past couple weeks have begun to show substantial N deficiency symptoms around the R3-R4 stages, say specialists at the University of Minnesota.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we listen in as Rick Clark explains how he’s avoided applying pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and even starter fertilizer for the past few years.

Exapta Solutions has set up a memorial scholarship fund in Matt Hagny's name that will be used to provide assistance to students seeking a degree in agriculture.

The latest Crop Progress report from USDA shows a small improvement in the condition of both corn and soybean crops as of Aug. 25. But, as expected, both remain significantly behind both last year's and the 5 year average when it comes to pace of development.

The 50-year-old owner and CEO of Exapta Solutions, and former No-till on the Plains board member, was a well-known no-till educator and consultant across the Great Plains and the entire U.S.

The U.S. and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month.