Understanding the corn fungicide yield response
Seeds of change: Ohio’s crop performance trials reveal decades of yield improvement
The Ohio Crop Performance Trials have provided unbiased, real-world data for more than 50 years, helping farmers compare crop hybrids and varieties across diverse Ohio growing conditions. By combining long-term yield data with farmer-managed fields and evolving genetics, the trials show how advances in seed technology, rotations, and conservation practices have doubled yields while improving efficiency. Today, the program remains a key decision-making resource as farmers navigate tight margins and increasingly complex seed choices.
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Partial government shutdown ends, House farm bill mark-up forthcoming
After just five days, the partial government shutdown ended on Tuesday when the House approved a funding package that included five of the remaining six government funding bills and short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security. House Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson (R-PA) has pointed to February 23 as the expected farm bill mark-up date in the House Agriculture Committee.
Production challenges in forage systems: Needs assessment in northeast California
A thorough understanding of the local farming challenges and needs is critical for the success of agricultural extension services. A survey of predominately farmers and ranchers was conducted to identify the key challenges and demands of irrigated forage systems of the Pit River Watershed of California. Overall, the survey results underscore the need for (a) local needs assessment and (b) increasing the extension personnel to address the efficient water and soil management in forages while reducing the input costs in forage production areas in the U.S.
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Nominations for International CCA of the Year Award open until February 26
The International CCA of the Year Award recognizes an outstanding CCA who demonstrates exceptional customer service, innovation, and leadership.
The deadline for submitting a nomination is Feb. 26, 2026.
Rescuing potato from buckwheat volunteers
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Buckwheat can be a powerful driver of ecosystem services in potato rotations grown in Canada, but with its long-lived seeds and ability to make a whole lot of them in a short time, it can also pose a serious volunteer problem. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Dr. Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill discusses how creating a framework to reduce volunteers can help keep this helpful plant from turning into a fearsome weed.
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McClintic named first-ever Michigan CCA of the Year
The Michigan Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Program announced Mark McClintic of Michigan Agricultural Commodities (MAC) as the recipient of the first-ever Michigan CCA of the Year Award. The award was created to honor a Michigan agronomist who demonstrates technical excellence and a commitment to farmer success.
Soil fertility, fertilizers, and crop nutrition: Past, present, and future
Society has made (and will be making) significant demands on agriculture in the not-to-distant future. Meeting future sustainability goals and environmental regulations while simultaneously continuing to meet requirements for food, feed, fuel, and fiber requires a firm understanding of how “we” have collectively arrived at our current status as it relates to our fertility principles and beliefs as well as the processes that address them. This series intends to describe crop nutrition and fertilizers from where we have been to where the authors believe that we will likely need to be prepared to go if we are to support world demands into the foreseeable future.
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