Implementing a Successful Nitrogen Management Program: Key Strategies for Efficiency and Profitability
Efficient nitrogen management is critical for maximizing crop yields while minimizing nutrient waste and environmental impact. Old fashioned, “cookie cutter” application approaches inevitably lead to over-application in some areas and under-application in others. A successful nitrogen management program requires flexibility, creativity, and a deep understanding of how various environmental factors in and around the soil […]
Planting with Confidence: 3 Key Risks and How to Navigate them in 2025
As the 2025 corn and soybean planting season approaches, uncertainty looms over growers across the Corn Belt. Unpredictable spring temperatures, evolving agronomic threats, ever-tightening profit margins and shifting acreage expectations make the timing of planting decisions more critical than ever. Making the “go or wait” decision on when to plant soybeans and corn is a […]
Predictive Agronomy Offers a Path to Greater Crop Resilience
By Dr. Kess Berg, Chief Innovation Officer, Advanced Agrilytics As the 2025 planting season approaches, producers across the Corn Belt prepare to face the annual battle with the one major factor in crop production they can’t control – Mother Nature. From waterlogged fields to unexpected droughts, the season’s success often hinges on how well a […]
Impatience During Spring Tillage Can be a Costly Mistake
Spring tillage season is almost upon us. And so starts the annual crunch that is corn and soybean planting time. Over the years, most farms have gotten larger and larger, but the number of days to work the fields hasn’t changed. So the pressure on growers to start spring field work earlier and earlier intensifies, […]
Race To Canopy
Brownfield Ag News Series: Unlocking Potential with Advanced Agrilytics Check out video two of the Brownfield Ag News Series: Unlocking Potential with Advanced Agrilytics. Lead Agronomist Dan Emmert says it’s time to talk about the next biggest challenge: getting the crop out of the ground and off to a strong start. In this episode, Emmert […]
Successful Early Plant Soybeans
Brownfield Ag News Series: Unlocking Potential with Advanced Agrilytics Check out the first video of the Brownfield Ag News Series: Unlocking Potential with Advanced Agrilytics. Research Agronomy Lead, AJ Woodyard, shares his insights on how to be successful with early planted soybeans. In this episode, AJ discusses nodes, pods, seed weight impacts, and more. Watch […]
Go Or No Go? 3 Considerations For Planting Decisions And Emergence Watchouts
When variable weather across the corn belt strikes, the pressure to know when planting conditions are right for your operation weighs heavy. Do you go or do you wait? What do you really need to be accounting for as you weigh the factors to make that decision? Precision Agronomist Erika Parker shares three considerations for […]
Does Organic Matter, Matter? Four Keys to Unlock Potential With Nitrogen Management.
As growers, we can often find ourselves in conversations bragging about how much — or lamenting about how little — organic matter we have based on our soil testing reports. While the importance of organic matter is generally understood, we continue to struggle as an industry to put that knowledge into action. So, how do […]
New Method to Unlock Soybean Potential: Variety Profile Index
Every new growing season brings great potential, but how do you make it a reality? For a successful soybean crop, it starts by understanding sub-field environments and how they impact yield, to answer the questions of why and how. This is the approach a team of researchers is taking to unlock the yield potential of […]
Six Keys to Writing A Winning Corn Recommendation
A winning football team understands its strengths and weaknesses and also scouts their opponent to understand their tendencies, strengths and weaknesses. Winning coaches put their players in a position to succeed by building a game plan to take advantage of their talents and address their shortcomings. It’s no different when it comes to achieving high […]