Scouting is a critical component of integrated pest management for soybeans — you need to know which pests are present to effectively manage them. Careful scouting for pests — both harmful and ...

Following the February price discovery period, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has finalized spring crop insurance prices ...

Predictability in agriculture is about as hard to find as a needle in a haystack. When you’re trying to prevent pest and disease pressures from devastating your yield, your approach to crop management ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—As planting season begins, farmers are testing their soil to determine the nutrients needed to grow their crop. Mississippi State scientists and colleagues from nearly 50 ...

Effective nutrient diagnosis and management is fundamental to optimising crop yield and sustainability on a global scale. Recent advances in diagnostic methodologies have enabled researchers to ...

Rodents represent a significant challenge in rice crop systems, detrimentally affecting yields and food security worldwide. The pervasive nature of rodent pests in rice fields leads to both ...

From precision agriculture to soil health, effective crop management supports sustainable yields and resource conservation. The National Academies provide guidance on practices and technologies that ...

Understanding how common management practices influence physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil health is key to fostering sustainable agricultural production systems that balance the ...

As Iowa farmers prepare for another growing season, agronomists say planning ahead for disease pressure and crop management decisions can help growers stay ahead of potential problems. Jeff Osterhaus ...

Evidence from long-term trial data and climate modelling shows that warmer summers, wetter winters and more extreme weather events are affecting yield reliability, disease pressure and pest risk. The ...