Canada’s farmers will pull back on spring wheat sowings this year, switching to alternative crops like canola and durum with better returns, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Boron levels can have a big effect on canola yields, but a certain test doesn't seem to do a good job of finding deficiencies, says the Canola Council of Canada.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).

Douglas Poole discusses how no-till practices, and some help from the NRCS' EQIP program, are helping him raise canola, sunflowers and spring crops in a part of Washington that only sees 7-9 inches of annual moisture.

A Cornell Cooperative Extension study in progress says an increase in seeds per pod and seed weight would be the two most likely yield components and R3 fungicide application would affect.

Cornell Cooperative Extension explains the different options for proximal sensing nitrogen in corn and the nitrogen efficiency this technology can provide.

One of the Agricultural Research Service's more unusual germplasm collections is devoted to Rhizobium, bacteria that form symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationships with soybeans, alfalfa, peanuts, beans, and other legumes to convert nitrogen gas from the air into fertilizer for the plants.

Kansas State University Extensions shares the best timing, application methods, nitrogen sources and rates for topdressing wheat this winter.

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