Small soybean seeds 

The soybean seeds in your planter this spring will be smaller than the soybean seeds from the past few years. The hot, dry weather in August 2003 resulted...

New from the National Farm Machinery Show 

By: by Mike Boyatt, Karen McMahon and Wayne Wenzel

With each new February in Louisville, the drill gets a little more intense. Find a place to park, squeeze past the hordes of teenagers clad in FFA jackets,...

Gum from soybeans 

Someday chewing gum companies may buy gum produced in fields of soybeans. ...

Crops 

Electric pump for controllers. Alert to bioterrorism tested. Phosphorus's bad rap. Gum from soybeans. Fast spraying from Fast. GDU monitor available. Frost-tolerant corn....

Soybean aphid alert 

By: Karen McMahon

Midwest growers hit by the soybean aphid plague last summer should be on guard for recurrences this summer. Agronomy experts have learned from the past...

King corn reigns 

By: by Rhonda J. Brooks

Strong corn prices offset soaring nitrogen costs to keep the king of crops on top....

Crops department 

More tech, longer booms. Easy planter filling. Soybean inoculants. New, improved RoGators.

Seed choices stack up 

By: by Jodie Wehrspann

With more hybrid options available, shopping for seed corn will be more difficult this year. Here's how to wade through the choices to make the best buy.

Seed coatings get serious 

By: by Peg Zenk

Field tests demonstrate that protecting seed with a polymer wrap can lengthen your planting window and boost emergence.

Checking content 

By: by Karen McMahon

Grain analysis becomes serious business for seed companies.