AGRICULTURE & FARM NEWS
Insect Resistance in Alfalfa
Weed and insect resistance to different kinds of pesticides continues to be a hot topic in agriculture. Most of us are aware of the resistance of glyphosate to a handful of common weeds. About six [...]
Selecting Postemerge Herbicides
As crops, and of course weeds begin to emerge this spring, many producers may not be aware of the process their Crop Quest Agronomist uses to select appropriate herbicides for control of these weeds. There [...]
Cotton: Starting Clean, Keeping Clean
Roundup resistant weeds in cotton have become a major problem, so starting clean is key to finishing clean at harvest. Under conventional till, we need to consider using the old “yellow” herbicides, like trifluralin - [...]
Sirrus Expands Client Communications
Communication is a valuable skill that Crop Quest cultivates in our employee-owners. As a group of consultants, we deal in information. Our services are built around knowledge and sharing that knowledge. So when a new [...]
NDVI Imagery – An Ace in the Hole!
Having an Ace up your sleeve in a card game might get your arm broke, but having one in the game of risk management might just keep you from going broke. The Ace in the [...]
Making Production Decisions In A Lower Commodity Price Environment
Over the past few years, we have gotten accustomed to selling corn in the $5.00 to $7.00 range. These higher prices allowed us to take a little higher risk approach to push yields goals higher [...]