Following the February price discovery period, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has finalized spring crop insurance prices ...

Scouting is a critical component of integrated pest management for soybeans — you need to know which pests are present to effectively manage them. Careful scouting for pests — both harmful and ...

Predictability in agriculture is about as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. When you’re trying to prevent pest and disease pressures from devastating your yield, your approach to crop management ...

Join top farmers and CCAs at the 2026 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, March 10-11 at Ohio Northern University (525 S Main Street, Ada, Ohio). Connect with peers, discover new ideas, ...

As Iowa farmers prepare for another growing season, agronomists say planning ahead for disease pressure and crop management decisions can help growers stay ahead of potential problems. Jeff Osterhaus ...

Rodents represent a significant challenge in rice crop systems, detrimentally affecting yields and food security worldwide. The pervasive nature of rodent pests in rice fields leads to both ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

The agricultural sector extensively depends on finite resources and materials, including growing media, mulching agents, and mineral fertilizers, the latter ...

Evidence from long-term trial data and climate modelling shows that warmer summers, wetter winters and more extreme weather events are affecting yield reliability, disease pressure and pest risk. The ...

Soilless growing systems inside greenhouses, known as controlled environment agriculture, promise to advance the year-round production of high-quality specialty crops, according to an ...