AGRICULTURE & FARM NEWS
Sugarcane Aphids
This past season, sugarcane aphids (also known as white sugarcane aphids) have migrated as far north as Oklahoma and Kansas. They have caused crop damage in some grain sorghum fields. Like other aphids, sugarcane aphids [...]
Wheat Seeding Rates – Pounds or Seeds?
As producers begin to make preparations for fall seeding of winter wheat, one of the decisions to be made is how much seed to plant per acre. Those who may still be planting by pounds [...]
Improve Winter Wheat Stands with Seed Treatments
Winter wheat planting time is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to evaluate your seed supply for its quality. Having seed cleaned to eliminate the light test weight kernels is a good idea. If the [...]
Crop Consulting Value Depends on Perception
We all have a perception as to the value of a product or the service we receive. Sometimes there can be more value in the service than what was originally stated or perceived. This is [...]
Corn Borer & Late Season Pest in Corn
 It is that time of year again when it becomes necessary to treat the late season lepidoptera species that can infest your corn crop. The most predominant pests this time of year are normally [...]
Controlling Sunflower Stem Borer May Not Include the Use of an Insecticide
The ever increasing pest in sunflowers, the sunflower stem borer also called the soybean stem borer, is causing more damage and harvest loss to fields across sunflower producing areas. Many times you are not aware [...]