Thunder Seed recently introduced three new sunflower varieties to its seed lineup. The new varieties are all Clearfield hybrids, which makes them tolerant to Beyond herbicide for excellent weed control.
Precision Planting announces its developing two new seed delivery technologies a retrofitable multi-hybrid metering system that will let the planter frequently switch between hybrids, and SpeedTube, a system that will plant corn and soybeans faster than seed tubes.
Sometimes it's not the hybrid, it’s the farmer or subtle weather conditions that are the reason yields weren’t the best that they could be. Too many times, I see producers abandon a perfectly good hybrid or variety without understanding why it performed the way it did that season.
Bags of corn seed that mix genetically modified hybrids with and without Bt toxins that kill insects provide farmers easier compliance with federal regulations but could, over time, hasten insect resistance to Bt, a Purdue University entomologist said.
Source: By Chad Lee and Jim Herbek, University of Kentucky
Planting corn into sod could generate a gross return of $500 to $700 per acre, which is a large enough opportunity to consider taking old pasture or hay fields and converting them to corn for 2011.
Kevin Kimberly has compelling numbers that show not only how far the science of efficient planting has come, but how quickly things can fall apart for no-tillers.
Kevin Kimberely has compelling numbers that show not only how far the science of efficient planting has come, but how quickly things can fall apart for no-tillers.
This article discusses Pioneer research to rate hybrids for stress emergence and high-residue suitability, traits which can guide growers in selecting hybrids for early planting and reduced tillage systems.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Brian and Darren Hefty, fourth-generation farmers and hosts of Ag PhD, share tips for treating tar spot in corn.
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