Even though Romulo Lollato had traveled more than 9,000 miles and 30 hours away, he ended up in a climate and wheat-producing region that looked almost exactly like the one he had just left in Kansas.
- Janelle Atyeo
In an effort to control weeds and build healthy soils, south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich interseeded his corn rows with a cover crop mix.
- Janelle Atyeo
There鈥檚 a difference between weed control and weed suppression, according to south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich. Control is what can be achieved with herbicides. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not stopping the weed,鈥 Uldrich said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e to clean up afterward. Interseeding is weed suppression.鈥
- from Brevant
The key to overcoming this foliar disease is understanding it, agronomists say聽
- Janelle Atyeo
鈥淵ou only get one chance at planting, and if you can control the situation, you go ahead and turn the key or flip the switch and you make conditions right for yourself,鈥 said Jordan Uldrich from his farm in south central Nebraska.
- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are gradually becoming popular with farmers across the Midwest. Monitoring tillage usage can provide insights into soil health, water levels and nutrient loss, as well as guid…
- Janelle Atyeo
The fertilizer that south-central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich is applying to his fields this year is unconventional 鈥 one is derived from squid protein 鈥 and they鈥檙e meant to feed crops a bit differently, too.
- Crystal Reed
The markets are eyeing the forecast to see whether planting progress will push forward or not.
- Janelle Atyeo
No joke, the first rain since January fell in south central Nebraska April 1.
- By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector
Surging oil prices associated with instability in the Middle East threaten to exacerbate tight margins for Kansas farmers by driving up the cost of fuel and fertilizer, a Kansas State University economist says.
- Katelyn Winberg
"Sixty to 65% of the yield we lose in a season comes from stress," South Dakota native Jason Schley told the crowd at Commodity Classic. "Our industry is so focused on offense, but the biggest bang for your dollar is defense."
- Janelle Atyeo
When south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich makes decisions for planting season, he鈥檚 not thinking just about what will give him the best yields. He wants to do whatever he can to build soil health.
- Kristen Sindelar
Ever feel like you鈥檙e a pawn when trying to decrypt all the different agricultural programs and incentives? Sometimes it seems like just when you're about to make a move, the rules of the game change. Instead of landing on 鈥減ayday,鈥 you鈥檙e sent back to square one.
- Kristen Sindelar
Having the capability to broadcast residual herbicides while simultaneously spot spraying non-residual herbicides can increase yields by as much as 18 bushels per acre.
- Janelle Atyeo
Ahead of planting season at his south central Nebraska farm, Jordan Uldrich was tackling some maintenance and fencing projects.
- Janelle Atyeo
鈥淚t would be very challenging if this were year one.鈥澛
- Katelyn Winberg
Commodity Classic鈥檚 general session drew record attendance Feb. 26 in San Antonio, Texas, as agricultural leaders gathered to discuss policy priorities, technology and market opportunities.
- Kristen Sindelar
One company is eliminating guesswork around fungicide application through its biosensing capability that is rooted in the plant鈥檚 physiology.
- Sue Roesler
A wet year in 2025 led to increased white mold pressure in crops throughout the region, especially in soybeans and dry beans, and BASF is launching Zorina fungicide as a protective fungicide to control white mold.
- Crystal Reed
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. 鈥 Conservation practices affect different farms in unique ways and make different demands of the farmer depending on their operation.
- Kristen Sindelar
Run into a farmer at the local coffee shop or parts counter, and conversation invariably turns to the weather. But in 2025, discussions gravitated to the surmounting problem in fields: fungal disease.
- from USDA鈥檚 Agricultural Research Service
Researchers released a new spring wheat germplasm line with resistance to Fusarium head blight. This challenging fungal disease leads to significant annual economic losses in cereal crop production, estimated at $2.7 billion between 1998 and 2000, and poses health risks to consumers.
- Kristen Sindelar
A corn field is rare on the Tucker farm. Their mainly dryland acres are like a personal pantry of small grains and pulse crops: sorghum, millet, peas, barley, chickpeas, oats, rye, triticale, wheat, sunflowers and flax.
- Kristen Sindelar
If you鈥檙e sitting on a stockpile of subpar hay that is undervalued, rest assured you鈥檙e not alone.
- Janelle Atyeo
South central Nebraska farmers came out on a frigid Saturday in December to talk about ways farming practices like reduced tillage, growing cover crops and grazing crop ground can improve the health of the soil and also save them money.