SIDNEY, Mont. – Canola is grown in nearly every county throughout Montana, and for growers in search of reliable information on the best management practices for the crop and how to improve yields, the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Canola Association is available to provide support.
Editor’s note: The following content is from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) “Conservation for the Future” series, which features Montana landowners’ experiences working with the NRCS on various conservation projects. You can view the entire series at https://www.nrcs.…
It is nearly time to begin seeding hard red winter wheat for the 2022-23 season.
Disease pressure for Fusarium head blight (FHB) is high in the MonDak region right now, according to Frankie Crutcher, plant pathologist at Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC). Crutcher spoke at EARC’s annual field day on July 12.
Suchismita (Sue) Mondal was named Montana State University’s (MSU) new winter wheat breeder in 2022, replacing Phil Bruckner, the university’s long-time winter wheat breeder who bred many successful winter wheat varieties for Montana farmers.
Columbia Grain International (CGI), the leading export supplier of bulk conventional and organic grain, pulses, edible beans and oilseeds worldwide, is launching their own packaged pulse products, keeping more of the farm dollar within its grower network.
While in Argentina at one of research facilities of Sustainable Oils, LLC, Mike Karst, president of Sustainable Oils, said the company has globally bred and developed many new camelina varieties.
Ken Deibert, BASF technical field representative, warns that head scab (Fusarium head blight) could be an issue for small grain growers throughout the Northern Plains this year.
Ukraine’s planted acreage is down about 30 percent this year, which includes losses in the area due to mine fields, according to estimates from USDA.
With spring planting well underway across the region, agriculture equipment is once again back to work. As the very heart beat of an operation, large ag equipment is a necessity – albeit an expensive one. With the current financial climate cutting into already thin margins, Lars Hanson of Fi…
In Ukraine, old crop grain shipments are slow but still active, according to Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension crop economist and marketing specialist.
Ford Smith, co-founder of Regenerative Land Solutions (RLS) in Emigrant, Mont., looks at agriculture through a “biological” lens.
As farmers across the region get ready to start spring planting, many have concerns about soil moisture this year.
BASS Genetics Inc., based in Danube, Minn., was recently awarded $53,662 from APUC to help with developing a highly competitive non-GMO corn hybrid.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – With weeds getting harder to control and resistance expanding, Syngenta unveiled two new tools to help growers manage weeds in their corn and soybean fields at Commodity Classic on March 10 – Tendovo soybean herbicide and Acuron corn herbicide.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – During the Commodity Classic trade show at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on March 10, FMC experts discussed herbicide management tips as well as a new insecticide/fungicide the company is offering to farmers in 2022.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – New Holland Agriculture North America showcased a number of equipment pieces at their booth at Commodity Classic on March 10, including the first commercial-ready methane-powered tractor in the U.S. – the T6.180 Methane Power Tractor.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – As farmers from across the country packed the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans for Commodity Classic on March 10, Isaac Anderson, WinField United technical seed agronomist for Minnesota, sat down and discussed tips for implementing new practices in 2022, h…
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Drought conditions in 2021 made for a challenging year for many producers across the Northern Plains and the Upper Midwest. And unfortunately, a lot of those challenges are set to continue into the 2022 growing season.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – BASF is partnering with other companies to take a more collaborative approach to helping U.S. farmers be more successful.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Bayer representatives discussed a number of topics at their booth during Commodity Classic on March 10, including the Bayer Carbon Program, the new DEKALB SmartStax PRO with RNAi technology for corn rootworm, and Asgrow XtendFlex soybean innovations for 2022.
The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC), in conjunction with Montana State University (MSU) breeders, are hoping to show appreciation to Montana farmers and ranchers by holding a varietal naming “election.”
The National Barley Improvement Committee (NBIC), the advocacy partner of the American Malt Barley Association (AMBA), recently announced their legislative priorities for 2022.
Doug Weist, a farmer and owner of Farm Tech, LLC, a precision ag hardware and service business based in Choteau, Mont., recently spoke about what is new and coming with precision ag tools, including data platform services.
CHOTEAU, Mont. – As Montana farmers go out to prepare their fields for spring seeding, could precision ag tools help with critical farm decisions that could save money on high input costs or grow more bushels on the same amount of inputs?
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