By Jerry Smith
Published Jul 16
Categories: Corn, Cotton, Crop Scouting
Published Mar 30, 2018
Every successful growing season begins (and often ends) with crop scouting. Accurately aggregating data on crop conditions, weed risks, pest threats and a range of other mission-critical details does far more than offer farmers an up-close look into year-over-year trends; effectively interpreting field and insect intelligence in virtual real-time gives growers the insight needed to implement fast and agile intervention measures to prevent crop loss and ultimately protect profits... Whether you’re a farm manager or a consultant, the right crop scouting apps make a huge difference to a successful growing season. When consistently and correctly used, crop scouting technology offers:Centralized Data CollectionCapturing relevant intelligence in one place ensures that every level of your operation has access to what they need, whenever or wherever they need it... Enhanced Customer ServiceReal-time, accurate crop intelligence eliminates communication gaps between growers and customers while improving service excellence for an enhanced overall client experience...
By Pat Rogers
Published Feb 15
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture
Published Dec 2, 2020
California RiceSince the end of the gold rush California has been a titan in agricultural production. From wheat and corn in the 1800's to vegetable and tree crops in the 1900's to today. There are many types of produce that California exclusively grows that satisfy all of the United States market including walnuts, kiwis, artichokes, celery and sushi rice. To meet these production demands California farmers are looking for more efficient ways to grow crops... The Use of TechnologyCalifornia rice for example uses a high level of technology and precision to grow their crop...
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture, Rice
Public
Here is a group for growers of specialty crops to come together.
Interest:
Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes
Job Title: Crop Consultant
About: Certified Crop Advisor; former County Extension Agent (Agronomy, Horticulture); Master Gardener; Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Organic Row Crops, Agribusiness, Beef, Crop Scouting, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Succession Planning, Shops, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Hemp, Tree Nuts, Tobacco, Flax, Kenaf, Switchgrass, Other Row Crops/fiber Crops/bioenergy C, Integrated Pest Management Nutrient Management Soil & Water Management
By Anonymous Member
Published Sep 10
Looking for tips concerning identifying and controlling eclipta in peanut fields.
Categories: Peanuts, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting
By Anonymous Member
Published Mar 25
Looking for recommendations: What farm analytics services have you used? What do you like and don't like about them?
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture
Business Title: Farm Machinery Digest
Job Title: Farmer, Other Ag Professional, Podcaster/Radio show host
Interests:
Corn, Beef, Poultry, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Operating a Farm, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Vegetables, Timber
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Agriculture Teacher
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Specialty Livestock, Crop Scouting, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Farm Management, Homesteading
Job Title: Crop Consultant
About: Certified Crop Advisor; former County Extension Agent (Agronomy, Horticulture); Master Gardener; Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Organic Row Crops, Agribusiness, Beef, Crop Scouting, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Succession Planning, Shops, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Hemp, Tree Nuts, Tobacco, Flax, Kenaf, Switchgrass, Other Row Crops/fiber Crops/bioenergy C, Integrated Pest Management Nutrient Management Soil & Water Management
Business Title: Farm Machinery Digest
Job Title: Farmer, Other Ag Professional, Podcaster/Radio show host
Interests:
Corn, Beef, Poultry, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Operating a Farm, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Vegetables, Timber
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Agriculture Teacher
Interests:
Corn, Soybeans, Specialty Livestock, Crop Scouting, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Farm Management, Homesteading
Business Title: SouthernStates
Job Title: Ag Retail Professional
Interests:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Sorghum, Wheat, Soybeans, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Irrigation, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Apps, Telemetry, News, Agribusiness, Ag Policy, Purchasing, Cover Crops, NRCS, Conservation Plans, Timber
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Teacher
Interests:
Corn, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Job Title: Farmer, Ag Retail Professional
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Agribusiness, Farmland and Real Estate, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Ag Commentary, News, Marketing, Farmland and Real Estate, Operating a Farm, Taxes, Ag Policy, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Agribusiness, Purchasing, Shops, Repair, Tools, NRCS, Apps, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Irrigation, Fertility, Corn, Soybeans
Job Title: Farmer
Interests:
Canola, Cotton, Sorghum, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry
Business Title: Perfect Trading Corp
Job Title: Farmer, Landowner, Ag Investor
Interests:
Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Ag Policy, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Purchasing, Repair, Shops, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Timber
Business Title: Better Your Workforce Better Your Company
Job Title: Other Ag Professional, Ag Search Professional
About: AG HeadHunters is a consulting firm focused on recruiting and training services for agriculture. We understand the complexities of finding, landing, and keeping talented employees; it is the greatest challenge and highest on-going cost of every company. Our mission is to assist our clients in effectively hiring critical employees that stay and remain engaged. Learn more at www.agheadhunters.com
Interests:
Canola, Corn, Cotton, Organic Row Crops, Peanuts, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Beef, Dairy, Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Livestock, Swine, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Irrigation, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Apps, Precision Agriculture, Telemetry, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes, Projects, Tools, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Hemp, Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Vegetables, Fishing, Homesteading, Horses, Hunting, Timber, Tobacco
Public
Here is a group for growers of specialty crops to come together.
Interest:
Orchard Crops, Organic Specialty Crops, Tree Nuts, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Ag Commentary, Marketing, News, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farmland and Real Estate, Human Resources, Operating a Farm, Succession Planning, Taxes
Public
Here\'s a place for ag professionals who are interested in organic food production.
Interest:
Organic Row Crops, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, Cover Crops, NRCS, Organic Specialty Crops
Public
A group where farmers in Marlboro County, SC can provide crop scouting updates to each other.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Cover Crops
Public
Cover cropping in Western Canada
Interest:
Cover Crops
Public
A group dedicated to spreading the knowledge of cover crops
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Sorghum, Cover Crops, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS, Vegetables
Public
A group for growers around the Pee Dee region of South Carolina to share scouting tips and observations of their farm operations.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Canola, Sorghum, Poultry, Swine, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Timber
Public
Looking to discuss farming in Wisconsin. Love to talk about food plots and crops. No livestock.
Interest:
Corn, Soybeans
Public
A group dedicated to providing information on crop fertility and soil qualities.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Cover Crops, Fertility, Soil Health, Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Conservation Plans, NRCS
Public
Aussan believes in finding natural solutions to crop health. We manufacturer a citrus bio-flavonoid foliar spray called CropBioLife that improves crop health.
Interest:
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat, Vegetables, Rice, Canola, Sorghum, Organic Row Crops, Agribusiness
Public
A group for anyone who is currently, or has an interest cultivating hemp, America's Greatest Crop!
Interest:
Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness
Published Mar 30, 2018
Every successful growing season begins (and often ends) with crop scouting. Accurately aggregating data on crop conditions, weed risks, pest threats and a range of other mission-critical details does far more than offer farmers an up-close look into year-over-year trends; effectively interpreting field and insect intelligence in virtual real-time gives growers the insight needed to implement fast and agile intervention measures to prevent crop loss and ultimately protect profits... Whether you’re a farm manager or a consultant, the right crop scouting apps make a huge difference to a successful growing season. When consistently and correctly used, crop scouting technology offers:Centralized Data CollectionCapturing relevant intelligence in one place ensures that every level of your operation has access to what they need, whenever or wherever they need it... Enhanced Customer ServiceReal-time, accurate crop intelligence eliminates communication gaps between growers and customers while improving service excellence for an enhanced overall client experience...
Published Dec 2, 2020
California RiceSince the end of the gold rush California has been a titan in agricultural production. From wheat and corn in the 1800's to vegetable and tree crops in the 1900's to today. There are many types of produce that California exclusively grows that satisfy all of the United States market including walnuts, kiwis, artichokes, celery and sushi rice. To meet these production demands California farmers are looking for more efficient ways to grow crops... The Use of TechnologyCalifornia rice for example uses a high level of technology and precision to grow their crop...
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture, Rice
Published Feb 21, 2019
Where Do Drones Fit in The Agriculture Sector?Find more and get free sample: http://bit. ly/2E44ujhThanks to new agriculture drones, farmers are using high-precision methods for geo-tagging aerial images. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can help farmers keep a track of their fields and livestock, which can prevent diseases. Drones provide information regarding soil, fruits, crops, and weeds. These devices aid in crop scouting and alert users in making the right decisions about pesticides & fertilizers...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Precision Agriculture
Some growers may have had no option but to plant green — as shown above — into their cover crops this year because of poor weather conditions. In this photo by Ted Kornecki, USDA Agricultural Research Service, the farmer is terminating his cereal rye with a roller at the same time he is planting his cotton.
Published Jul 1, 2019
”For those with cover crops, these wet conditions likely affected their termination plans, causing some to debate whether they should terminate before or after planting... , planting into living cover crops, commonly known as planting green, because they were forced to. In fact, some found planting green was better because the cover crops helped keep their fields drier, making it easier for them to drive on their fields and plant than if they would’ve killed the cover crop sooner. But there are many factors in determining whether you should terminate your cover crops before or after planting. In the next section are several questions you should ask yourself in when deciding on the timing of your cover crop termination...
Categories: Cover Crops
Published Jul 7, 2020
How Damaging Are Corn Foliar Diseases?According to the Crop Protection Network (CPN), disease caused more than 10% of total estimated bushels lost in four of the five most recent data years (2014 through 2018), with foliar disease being the top culprit for yield loss... ”Your crop rotation and tillage practices also play a role in disease development... “A big factor that gets missed a lot in the fungicide conversation is that farmers can make an in-season decision based on scouting and reports of disease severity in the area, if they’re on the fence of whether or not to spray,” Wise says... ”Best Practices in Scouting for Foliar DiseaseIn fields where it makes sense to scout for disease first, Wise says you’ll want to be in the field looking for foliar diseases when corn is in the late vegetative stages, when tasseling is just beginning, as this is the best time to make a decision on fungicide application to prevent yield loss from most foliar fungal diseases... But for most foliar diseases, Wise says there aren’t set thresholds, so growers need to consider their risks in addition to their scouting report to decide whether a fungicide application will likely pay off...
Categories: Corn
Published Aug 21, 2018
It’s been over two decades since the first Roundup Ready crops were planted in commercial fields... As new herbicide and seed products, including dicamba and 2,4-D tolerant crops, are introduced, we can take learnings from the Roundup Ready era and develop smarter weed management programs. What went wrong?There’s no doubt that glyphosate and Roundup Ready crops revolutionized modern agriculture... We can use this research to focus on what can be done to limit herbicide resistance as farmers look to the next generation of weed control using dicamba and 2,4-D tolerant crops... Get back to basicsRoundup Ready crops changed the way farmers managed weeds...
Updated Dec 30, 2019
Part 1: Know Your True Cost of Production Why Your TCOP Matters How to Calculate Your TCOP Part 2: Take the Emotions Out of Your Marketing Plan Why You Need a Plan How to Create a Marketing Matrix How to Determine Your Marketable Inventory How to Use a Marketing Matrix Why You Need an Accountability Partner Part 3: Replace Dead Assets What Are Dead Assets? What Are Productive Assets? Part 4: Manage Your Cash Flow Conversion Cycle What a Cash Flow Conversion Cycle Is How to Speed Up Incoming Flows How to Postpone Outgoing Flows How to Minimize Paying Interest Part 5: Start Using Cover Crops... And Get Paid To Do It Why Cover Crops Make Sense How to Obtain Funding Part 6: Take Your Own Soil Samples Why You Should Get Your Own Sampler Who Else You Can Get Consultations From How This Approach Helps You Save Part 7: Bid Out Inputs Why You Should Be In Contact With Multiple Dealers What the Ground Rules Are For Getting Multiple Bids Part 8: Manage Your Fields By Zone How to Create Productivity Zones How to Use Productivity Zones How the Management System Affects Profits Part 9: Focus on Efficiency Over Growth Why Efficiency Matters More Than Size How to Increase Revenue How to Reduce Costs How Increased Efficiency Can Lead to Scaling Part 10: Know Your Optimal Scale... And Accompanying Crop Rotations What Is Equipment Efficiency? What Scale-Related Questions Do You Need to Ask Yourself? When Does It Make Sense to Add Equipment? Part 1: Know Your True Cost of Production Want to make more money farming this year? Step one is to know your true cost of production (TCOP)... You’ll need to calculate per-acre crop budgets for the crops you grow. If you keep detailed financial records and can determine how much you spend on inputs for each crop you grow, then great! You will use these numbers to get your TCOP...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing, Cover Crops
Updated Oct 24, 2020
It is more difficult to control weeds in soybeans because of their compact foliage, which takes longer than grain crops to produce an interlocking canopy that shades inter-row area... (Image credits Joel Gruver)Cultural Weed ControlCultural operations help in preventing weeds, and in improving crop ability to compete against weeds. The cultural methods that increase the competitiveness of soybeans are increasing crop cover, variety selection, planting time, and improving soil conditions. Prevent weeds from establishing in the fields through good sanitation, crop rotation, and cover crops... Weeds come from seed banks present in the soil or are transported as contaminants of crop seeds into a farm...
Categories: Crop Protection, Soybeans, Organic Row Crops
Updated Oct 24, 2020
The crop needs rich soil and does well in black soils, but can be grown in sandy areas... Correct selection of varietiesManure and minerals for nutrient applicationCrop rotation IntercroppingIrrigationControlling biotic stressFigure 1: Timing of different operations and the growth cycle in organic cotton... In countries where GMO cotton seeds are allowed like the USA and India, contamination of seeds due to cross-pollination from neighboring fields growing GMO crops remains a challenge... Instead, the focus should be to build soil fertility and improve storage of nutrients through crop rotation, intercropping, mulching, and manures... The timings can be:A basal dosage of manure or farm compost during sowingOne-two head applications of oil cakes and poultry manure 2-3 weeks before the start of square bud formation, as this is the time needed for the release of nutrient from oil cakesBesides manure, crop residues, and compost, additional sources for P are rock phosphate and wood ashK are muriate of potash and wood ashN are nitrogen fixation from legume cover crops and vermicompostAccording to the Organic Cotton Crop Guide, biodynamic farms also need: 125 g/ha of BD 5005 g/ha of BD 501125 g/ha of CCPFarmers can further boost soil fertility by aiding natural soil processes...
Categories: Cotton, Organic Specialty Crops, Sustainable Agriculture
Updated Dec 14, 2020
Kent has led several research projects on vine mealybugs and the development of ecologically-based insect pest management systems in vineyards and other perennial crops, such as almonds, pistachios, grapes, and stone fruit. During our conversation, we discussed the need to manage insecticides as part of an IPM program, the biological control agents being used in vineyards, and the use of cover crops for promoting vine health... ”Cover crops can bring some great benefits to the vineyard healthKent has done several research projects on the benefits of cover crops in vineyards with two postdoctoral researchers... Phacelia and sweet alyssum cover crop in a vineyard (Credit: Dr... Those are useful in a vineyard but, unfortunately, most of the natural enemies of mealybugs, Anagyrus and the mealybugs destroyer being the most commonly used, are specialists and cover crops are of little use to support their populations...
Categories: Organic Specialty Crops, Sustainable Agriculture
By Jerry Smith
Published Jul 16
Categories: Corn, Cotton, Crop Scouting
By Pat Rogers
Published Feb 15
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture
By Anonymous Member
Published Sep 10
Looking for tips concerning identifying and controlling eclipta in peanut fields.
Categories: Peanuts, Crop Protection, Crop Scouting
By Anonymous Member
Published Mar 25
Looking for recommendations: What farm analytics services have you used? What do you like and don't like about them?
Categories: Crop Scouting, Precision Agriculture
By Anonymous Member
Published Apr 8, 2020
Is there a lot of benefit to letting cover crops grow a tremendous amount of vegetation prior to terminating them or do the risks of increased planting difficulty make it not worth the trouble?
Categories: Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops
Published Oct 18, 2020
Looking at planting triticale with hairy vetch and cow peas for a cover crop next year for a cash crop or corn to be planted late May 2021 using a roller crimper to terminate the cover crop before plant. It’s October 18th, I won’t be able to plant until the 22nd. Night time temps have fluctuated from mid 30s to high 20s no consistency yet. Some nights stay closer to 40. Highs are in the 70s and 80s. Am I too late for any of my covers? Any suggestions on planting rates? Will triticale terminate properly if I follow the method used for Rye, waiting until the entire field is dropping pollen?
Categories: Organic Specialty Crops, Cover Crops
By Anonymous Member
Published Feb 15
What cover crops did farmers use prior to inorganic forms of fertilizer becoming popular?
Categories: Fertility, Cover Crops, NRCS
By Anonymous Member
Published Feb 25
Do you plant green? If so, what termination methods/timing do you use? For example, a burndown before planting the cash crop? Roller-crimping after planting? Etc. Thanks!
Categories: Cover Crops
By Pat Rogers
Published Apr 7
If you are using a cover crop roller prior to planting, should you burn down before or after rolling the cover crops?
Categories: Tools, Cover Crops, NRCS
By Jerry Smith
Published Mar 10, 2020
Categories: Cotton, Peanuts, Cover Crops
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