A mineral not only essential to farming but also to life on earth is running out, and scientists currently are at a loss as to what to do about it.

Cover crop biomass accumulation and root growth depend on when the cover crop is established. This determines how much cover the cover crop provides and this is important for erosion control, especially when establishing a cover crop in a tilled seedbed, or with no-till in low residue situations.

University of Illinois researchers say corn response to sulfur may be more common than in the past.

llinois corn yielded less than expected in most areas in 2010, and corn following corn was particularly hard hit.

Mark Pettijohn builds failure into his farming operation and expects some stinkers while experimenting with "green" and "unconventional" methods. Sometimes he hits it big, however, and a field busts loose with gorgeous bounty.

The optimum timing of fall herbicide treatments can vary based on life cycle. The timing of frost impacts which weed you can control and when.

With harvest already out of the way for some Ohio corn and soybean producers, there may be ample time this fall to repair compaction-damaged fields.

New closing-wheel options means that no-tillers may not need to wait for optimal conditions to no-till corn.

If you have been no tilling for some time here are some considerations that may improve your no till system.

Two recent studies by Iowa State University researchers show that phosphorus runoff into Iowa's rivers, streams and lakes can be slowed by farmers changing how they plant and fertilize their crops.