For the second consecutive year, Twin Lane Farm of Mount Joy is the top producer in the Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest.
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Researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have developed an important component of a new system that corn growers can use to adjust nitrogen fertilizer applications based on site-specific measurements of cover crops and soil organic matter. Read more
As harvest season ramps up with long hours and continuous tasks, it’s important to set a time for wellness during busy days. Read more
DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. — Lew Frame has come a long way from when he started farming at 17 years old on his family’s Honey Brook farm. Read more
The growing season in central Pennsylvania was extremely dry, Ard said, and if it wasn’t for irrigation, his crop would’ve been in trouble. Read more
Bayer plans to make its next generation of herbicide-tolerant soybeans widely available for the 2021 growing season, the company said Monday. Read more
Haymaking has been slow for Sam White of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, compared to previous seasons. Read more
It is estimated that the average farm creates 500,000 data points and it’s projected that by 2036 farms will be making 4 million data points. Many farmers are unaware of how to use the data being collected on their operations, but IBM has found a solution. Watson Decision Platform is a artif… Read more
IN Pennsylvania this year, the uneven distribution of rainfall throughout the growing season means excellent crops for some, and poor crops for others. Read more
Overall, the county wheat crop looks like it could be heading for a near-record year, according to Jeffrey Graybill, an agronomist and Penn State Extension educator. Read more
An activist group has challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to let farms use already-purchased dicamba products that recently lost their registration. Read more
