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Crops & Agronomy

Field crop production, rotations, yield, and specific commodities like wheat, corn, soybeans, and specialty grains.

46 stories across the archive

Peachy Perfection

Bureau County farmers take control of their nitrate narrative.

The Right Blend

Doing on-farm test plots pays dividends.

Winning With Wheat

Wheat and soybeans pay off in Illinois.

No Shade Allowed

America's oldest test plots prepare for their next chapter.

Bureau County farmers take control of their nitrate narrative.

A Future in Gene Editing

Amending the DNA of success.

Intelligent Solutions

Artificial Intelligence — and human intelligence — point the way to better crops and crop protection.

Improved dough strength could also boost farmers' bottom lines.

Wheat leaf health is vital.

Cotton farmers take fiber from field to function.

Naked barley is gaining ground…and fans.

Phytoculture Replication

The quest to preserve ancient varieties.

Blending generations, backgrounds, and style.

Ecological and economic sustainability make a big impact on small fields.

Pigs Bulk up on Wheat

Research shows wheat makes great swine feed.

In Search of Maximum Wheat

Prioritize yield by focusing on the basics.

More Eyes the Better

Hiring an agrologist can help your bottom line.

It Starts with a Seed

Seed catalogs bring early-season joy to gardeners.

Why Wheat Works

A cereal grain adds agronomic diversity to crop rotations.

From Field to Focaccia

Yesterday's wheat field is tomorrow's fresh-baked bread.

Fishing for New Markets

US Soybean Export Council builds aquaculture markets.

Gluten Free Farming

Finding crops and markets to push profits.

Agronomy on Ice

Agronomy, ice fishing, and tailgating on a frozen North Dakota lake.

Farming Today's Alaska

Boom or bust, there's no cooling the pioneering optimism of Alaskan producers.

Big beef outfit branches off into Belties niche.

Produce on the Plains

Food crops thrive in corn and soybean country.

Camelina Connection

This tiny oilseed crop can be a boon to renewable fuels.

Prevailing with Pintos

Branding a commodity keeps beans in the rotation.

Quebec farmer works tirelessly to popularize unknown heirloom crop varieties.

Farmers Fueling the Future - Taking Corn Higher

Meeting the ground crew behind clean jet fuel.

How Weeds Are Changing

Some are developing resistance to herbicides they've never seen.

Thousand-Year Timeline

Traditional Maya crops position this farm for the future.

Whiskey to Remember

Flyover Whiskey commemorates farmers' corn harvest.

Spotlight on Sulfur

The missing ingredient in many row crop nutrient plans.

A Yield for the Record Books

Virginia corn grower does it again.

Canola gets a photo op.

Popcorn is Poppin'

The Fitkin family has cracked a fun farming niche.

The benefits of balansa build day by day.

Ever Evolving Farmer

The questions never stop coming for ever-innovating, ever-evolving, regenerative seed potato grower Brendon Rockey.

Seed Libraries Take Root

Seed sharing is alive and thriving at your local library.

Against the Grain

How a Nebraska farmer steers away from conventional corn and soybeans.

Meet Mr. Maverick

Jon Stevens slays farming myths on this Minnesota farm.

Industry scrambles to develop new markets for canola meal.

Sebastien's Quest

Quebec farmer pushes new frontiers.

Wyoming farmers work together to keep mortgage-making sugar beets in their rotation.

John Deere's advanced automation features—a game changer in small grains.

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