A record number of Iowa farmers signed up to install nutrient reduction practices -- including cover crops, no-till/strip till or nitrification inhibitors -- on their farms through the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s statewide water quality cost share program.

Fall soil sampling may be the key to spring crop management decisions. Here are 5 reasons why it can make sense.

If your corn is at ¼ milk-line stage it isn’t too early to take samples for this test, says Penn State Extension educator.

Washington State University Extension discusses recent reports of crop damage to peas and how proper procedures when cleaning a sprayer can help prevent these issues.

You would have to live under a rock to not have heard about farmers’ issues with dicamba this growing season. Arkansas banned the pesticide, Missouri temporarily banned and then changed the label, and complaints are skyrocketing in Indiana and Illinois.

Now is the time to scout for Palmer amaranth and waterhemp and remove or destroy it to prevent seed production and spread.

An agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada discusses the pros and cons of straight cutting canola vs. swathing and how emerging genetics are playing a role in increased straight-cutting acres.

Experts at South Dakota State University Extension discuss whether or not to remove or replace weed and wheat growth in fields, after haying of wheat, avoid insect, disease and weed problems, or if it's best to just leave it alone.

Kansas State University researchers have now identified a new gene that will provide resistance to the wheat streak mosaic virus.

With reports increasing of pyrethroid insecticide failures for soybean aphid management in northwest and central Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota, Extension specialists from both states review the insecticide groups used for soybean aphid control and discuss the potential role of and challenges associated with insecticide mixes.