AgSense, the industry leader in remote-managed irrigation controls, has announced an important software update to growers using the AgSense Field Commander hardware to monitor and control their linear/lateral irrigation units...

The worldwide demand for legumes, one of the world’s most important agricultural food crops, is growing; at the same time, their production has been adversely affected by drought. In an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis research paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers provide information that could help agricultural planning and management to minimize drought-induced yield losses.Legumes, which include peas, beans, peanuts...

So far this growing season, UW Discovery Farms® has collected two types of soil samples on over 20 farms in 7 counties throughout Wisconsin...

New service for managing, monitoring and optimizing irrigation systems: with “SmartRain“, the new GPS-supported application by Bauer, the machine manufacturer based in Voitsberg, Styria, sets new standards in irrigation management...

Advanta Seeds, a leading international supplier of proprietary agricultural crop genetics, announces Brad Holzworth has joined the company as Director of Marketing - North America...

More growers are taking advantage of Encirca℠ services from DuPont Pioneer to help them better manage inputs and mitigate risks as they plant their 2015 crops...

CLAAS, the internationally leading manufacturer of self-propelled forage harvesters, has entered into an agreement with the U.S. company Shredlage, L.L.C. regarding its Shredlage technology. Shredlage, L.L.C. is the developer of a special conditioning process for corn silage in the CLAAS JAGUAR forage harvester...

Leslie Beck is the newest extension weed specialist and assistant professor in departments of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science and Extension Plant Sciences at New Mexico State University...

“First cut alfalfa by a certain day in May or June” (location dependent); “Cut alfalfa stands 28 to 32 days after the prior cut.” These have been the standard rules of thumb for many farmers aiming to achieve dairy quality forage – for years...

Alfalfa hay buyers and sellers now have a way to know the relative feed value (RFV) of every bale. A new on-baler system calculates and records RFV as each bale is made, and can assign that value by attaching an RFID tag to the bale’s string...