FinOvation 2009 

By: By Karen McMahon, David Hest, Mark Moore

SmartStax Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences collaborated to produce a new eight-trait stack of genes in a hybrid that they expect to bring to the market in...

Injection applicator 

Blu-Jet introduces a 90-ft. injection applicator — the AT7000 37R30. With a 37-row (on 30-in. centers) unit, it features a 3,100-gal. tank with sump...

One-pass wonder 

Clyde Cook constructed this fertilizer/drill for the family Ririe, ID, wheat farm. He built a cart from a Yielder drill frame to carry a 3,000-gal. anhydrous...

N savings by the row 

By: By David Hest

Precision Agriculture technologies can help take a bite out of higher nitrogen costs. Just ask Mike, Bob and Jim Ellis, who grow several thousand acres...

Dramatic price increases 

By: Mark Moore

Get Ready for another big increase in production costs. Gary Schnitkey, farm financial management specialist at the University of Illinois, forecasts...

Good NUEs 

By: By Lynn Grooms

The good news is that, over the last 20 years, average corn yields have increased about 1.5% per year without a significant increase in nitrogen application...

Dramatic price increases 

By: By Mark Moore

Get ready for another big increase in production costs. Gary Schnitkey, farm financial management specialist ...

New N inhibitor 

Dow AgroSciences is in the final stages of bringing a yet-to-be-named nitrogen stabilizer to the market. This new product uses a patent-pending microencapsulation...

Over the top 

By: By Mark Moore

Arobust agricultural economy has been good for the companies that supply seed, fertilizer and equipment. As a result, stock prices of several agricultural-related...

Conserve and Profit 

By: By Lynn Grooms

In a recent survey, 60% of approximately 2,000 farmers said they have adopted nutrient management plans, and more than half said they have fully adopted...