Crop Management

Establishment strategies for native warm-season grasses: Organic and conventional approaches

Establishment strategies for native warm-season grasses: Organic and conventional approaches

April 24, 2026

corn no-till planted into stubble

Corn establishment and yield response to after-market closing wheels in a rye cover crop system

March 20, 2026

Photo courtesy of the United Soybean Board. CC BY 2.0.

Using variety testing data to select soybean varieties: Guidelines for practitioners

March 4, 2026

Soybean seed germinates after absorbing (imbibing) ∼50% of its weight in water. The radicle (root) develops first, followed by the hypocotyl. The hypocotyl pushes the cotyledons above the soil surface (picture from Broeske et al., 2017).

The soybean growth cycle: Important risks and management strategies

March 2, 2026

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Jana.

Seeds of change: Ohio’s crop performance trials reveal decades of yield improvement

February 6, 2026

Photo courtesy of Image Source Limited/Alamy.

Production challenges in forage systems: Needs assessment in northeast California

February 5, 2026

Early in the growing season, soybean plant poplulations may be reduced by a number of factors. This photo shows hail-damaged soybean.

Low soybean plant population: Is replanting necessary?

February 2, 2026

University of Tennessee researchers found that interseeding warm-season forages—especially crabgrass—into tall fescue can help overcome the “summer slump” by maintaining forage production when cool-season grasses slow down.

Beating the ‘summer slump’: Interseeding warm-season forages boosts tall fescue yields

January 12, 2026

AI-generated image courtesy of Google Gemini.

Seeds of innovation

October 24, 2025

Photo courtesy of the United Soybean Board. CC BY 2.0.

Strategic planting decisions for soybean success

October 7, 2025

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