Field Crop News

The Pre-Sidedress Soil Nitrate Test helps growers get the right answer for the nitrogen application rate they need for profitability. 

Farmers in one central Pennsylvania county are getting an in-depth look at their local soils and the ways to improve them.

Klaas Martens is all about buckwheat in his New York organic cropping system.

Yellow buttercups in pastures signal a weed problem. Control them by mowing now and spraying early next spring.

Hearty heritage grains like Rosen Rye are making a comeback with Pennsylvania farmers, aiding craft distillers and boosting small farming.

Blue mold has been found growing in a tobacco float house in Lancaster County. Growers need to be aware of the disease and take appropriate action.

As corn and soybean plants begin to emerge, it is time to look critically at crop stands and decide if a replant is an economical decision.

Slugs are slow but they will make quick work of your crops.

Nitrogen can easily escape from fields and become a pollutant, but decision tools and smart fertilizing can improve farms’ efficiency.

Here's what you need to do to control scab in wheat now to prevent infection during early- to mid-flowering.