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Top: Drone map of a cotton field. Source: Chang et al. (2020): https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8899325. CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Bottom: The value comes when you connect maps like the one above to irrigation scheduling, variable-rate irrigation, and in-season input decisions. Photo of irrigated cotton field courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Alabama Extension. CC0 1.0: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en.

Turning drone maps into profit: Targeted irrigation, reduced risk, and smart in-season decisions

April 30, 2026

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/Monopoly919.

Why early crop stress is invisible and how UAV reveal it

March 6, 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

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

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October 31, 2025

Photo courtesy of Flickr/cheeses. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Planting date and seeding rate impacted hybrid winter rye grain yield across U.S. regions

September 17, 2025

Example of green stem on fully developed soybean plants.

Understanding green stem in soybeans

August 29, 2025

Farming shallow histosols in South Florida

May 31, 2025

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