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

How to estimate nitrogen loss from leaching.

The threats to crop cover thanks to weed seed and the predators who eat it.

Tips on how to control those winter weeds like marestail.

What should you do about the spider mites that you're finding in corn?

Oklahoma producer Merlin Schantz is interested in conserving water and energy as well as being a good steward of the land and resources, and that's one reason he and other farmers have agreed to participate in a unique program that looks at both the water and energy consumption related to irrigation, says Oklahoma State University Extension.

Manure is being used on cover crops to help keep nutrients from escaping during fall and winter.

Scientists report significant strides are being made in transferring disease- and stress-resistance traits from wild relatives of several legumes to their domesticated varieties, says the Crop Science Society of America.

Safety recommendations and advice regarding how to prevent and how to be prepared for combine fire.