Summer Weather Outlook and Regenerative Agriculture Decisions

Experts from BAM Weather and ForGround by Bayer as the forecast for summer season and beyond. Plus, they give some outook-driven tips for growers who practice reduced tillage and cover crops.

How to Tackle Weeds in No-Till

In the absence of conventional tillage, growers can turn to other production methods to help control weeds. Consider these cultural strategies to help you successfully manage weeds.

Cover Crops Residual Activity of Bayer Corn and Soybean Herbicides

Understanding the effects of residual herbicides on cover crops helps guide both the cover crop and herbicide selection process and avoid potential cover crop failures.

Bayer Carbon Program Expands Eligibility, Creates New Potential Revenue Streams for Thousands of US Farmers

Program updates include additional eligible states and cash crops, program renewal potential, extended historical practices payment period, and a new Nitrogen Management Program.

Data Management: It's All in the Details

As data and technology only continue to play a key role in farm businesses, having organized and insightful information can help position you for future opportunities.

How To Turn Soil Samples Into Profitable Decisions, One Test at a Time

As you fill the management toolbox with key strategies for maximizing crop success, making sure your soil tests are up to date, properly sampled and analyzed is critical.

Increase Your Bottom Line by Switching to No-Till

We know that no-till is great for the health of our soils and for long-term sustainable agriculture. What we probably don’t talk about enough is how no-till farming can also increase profit margins.

Yield Enhancing Practices for Better Profitability

Boosting yield is the ticket to better profitability. The obvious seems simple enough. But what strategies can growers act on to ensure they’re doing all they can to maximize crop performance?

As Good as Gold: How to Safeguard the Value of Your Soil

Farming practices that support soil health can help producers work with the land to reduce erosion, manage water infiltration and improve nutrient cycling.

Cover Crops and Nitrogen Management

Utilizing alternate cover crop species, adjusting termination timing and nitrogen management practices, or planting cover crops ahead of soybeans can mitigate potential problems.

Landowner Communications Are Critical to Successful Practice Changes or Conservation Projects

As a farmer, you know what’s best for the land you manage, but does the landowner? Opening communication can be key not only to successful practice changes, but also to future conservation projects.

Managing Through Drought Starts from the Ground Up

With drought plaguing much of the Corn Belt this year, strategies to help farmers manage through tough times can make all the difference in growing a successful crop.

Fuel Farm Revenue

As a farmer, so much of what you do is about the bottom line. But what if the way you farm could help you both maximize farm income and simultaneously build a more sustainable operation?

What Happens After Enrolling in the Bayer Carbon Program?

It’s official – you’re part of the Bayer Carbon Program! So, what now? Find out what comes next after you enroll in the Bayer Carbon Program.

Cover Crops and Nitrogen Recovery

While critical for plant growth, the behavior of nitrogen in the soil is fraught with potential transformations and losses, which ultimately reduce the amount of nitrogen that reaches a plant.

Understanding Additionality in the Carbon Market

Participating in the carbon market is a huge opportunity for farmers who adopt regenerative practices. Grasping the concept of additionality first is essential to understanding carbon market functions

Managing for Spring Cover Crop Moisture Consumption Starts in the Fall

Cover crops can positively or negatively impact soil moisture of the following cash crop. Management decisions starting in the fall can help to mitigate potential issues come spring.

Fall Herbicide Applications in No-Till Systems

Winter annual weeds ordinarily controlled by a spring tillage pass require growers in no-till operations to take a more proactive approach to ensure season-long weed control.

5 Species of Cover Crops to Try This Fall

Whether you are a new cover crop user or a seasoned veteran, it’s never too early to start thinking about what you intend to plant.

Cover Crops and Planting Strategies

Establishment of cover crops is varied and depends on the species, cropping system, and equipment availability. Broadcasting, small grain drill, slurry seeding, and aerial seeding can all be used.

Selecting Cover Crops for your Farm

Maximizing the benefits of cover crops are typically best achieved when they are deliberately selected for a given function, crop rotation and growing environment.

The Bayer Carbon Program: A Farmer’s Firsthand Account

Harmon Wilts recently enrolled in the Bayer Carbon Program. Through the program, he’ll be paid a fixed amount per acre for the fields he’s devoted to strip tillage. Learn more about his journey.

Foliar Fungicide Application Considerations in No-Till and Cover Crop Systems

Each new crop year, growers must make critical input decisions including seed, fertilizer, crop protection products, financing, and insurance.

5 Things to Look for in a Carbon Program for Farmers

Carbon programs are gaining momentum among farmers across the US for some very good reasons. By enrolling, farmers can potentially earn extra income while strengthening their soil at the same time.

Cover Crops and Extreme Weather in the United States Corn Belt

Extreme weather is, has, and always will be a challenge for agricultural producers. Depending on your scenario, cover crops can be a tool to help mitigate some of that risk.

Cover Crops – Stealing or Conserving Water?

Water use and cover crops can be very simple and also complex. It's important to monitor in-season water use of the cover crops and determine the proper termination timing to mitigate cash crop impact

What are Carbon Markets?

Welcome to the first blog in a three-part series on understanding carbon markets and the potential benefits for agriculture.

What to do When Your Cover Crop Gets Away from You

Unpredictable spring weather can present a lot of challenges when terminating cover crops. Here are some tips to modify your termination and management plan if your cover crop gets away from you.

Comparison of Soil Health Tests

Soil health tests are used to assess soil performance and to see how changing crop management practices can change soil functions.

Benefits of Scouting Future Corn Fields in the Central Corn Belt

Having knowledge of weed and insect activity in future corn fields is an important step to help maximize corn yield potential. This is especially important in no-till and continuous corn.

Guide to Visually Assessing Soil Health

Soil health cannot be determined by directly measuring crop yields or other factors, it is measured by various indictors of soil health. Read this article to find out how to properly asses your soil.

How to Deal with Cool, Wet Soils in No-Till

Wet and cold soils during planting are a common risk in row crop production. No-till farming can be a contributor to slow warming and drying of soils. Here are a few tips to help reduce that risk.

Early Spring Herbicide Timing for No-Till Soybeans

Controlling weeds early, during the critical weed-free period for soybeans, is important for minimizing yield losses from weed competition.

Saving Soil and Increasing Profits: Do Strip-Till and No-Till Have a Place on Your Operation?

Are your tillage practices affecting your profits? Tillage can provide solutions to many in-field problems, but it can also cause problems of its own.

Cultivating Success: Maximizing Returns When Planting No-Till Corn

No-till planting. You either have it figured out, think you do, or have admitted that there must be a better way to cultivate success in your fields than your current practices allow.

Soil Organic Matter: Its Functions and Value

Organic matter is a driver of many important soil processes. Understanding its function is important in managing soils to their fullest potential.

How Do Cover Crops Affect My Crop Insurance?

Cover crops can co-exist with crops that are insured in the federal crop insurance programs. Here is a handy guide to navigate the nuances you may come across.

No Till and Water Use Efficiency

Using water efficiently in crop production is focused on reducing losses and maximizing the water you do have. No-till farming practices are a key tool when trying to increase water use efficiency.

Benefits of Mycorrhizae Fungi

Mycorrhizae are a collection of many species of symbiotic or beneficial soil-borne fungi that help nourish a host plant.

Benefits and Management of Crop Rotation

Crop rotation is a component of crop production and an implement for farm management as it balances agronomy and economic market realities.

What is the Value of your Crop Residue?

Carefully weigh the pro's and con's of and consider the long-term and short-term affects of removing or keeping crop residue on your fields.

4R Considerations for No-Tillage or Strip-Tillage Systems

No-till and strip-till practices require a different approach to fertilizer strategy. Take these tips into consideration when planning your fall fertilizer applications.

Crop Residue: Your Soil's Protective Shield

Harvest and planting are times to focus on residue management. The benefits of residue have led farmers to use less aggressive tillage to conserve some crop residue.

Three Considerations for Residue Management in Corn Fields

Set next season's crop up for success by creating optimal conditions. Here are a few tips to consider as you look ahead to planting next year.

Good Weed Control Starts in the Fall

Is your tillage pass helping? Consider these tips when deciding on practices for suppressing next year's weeds on your operation.

How Can Cover Crops Benefit My Nutrient Management Plan

Cover crops can capture residual nitrogen, recycle nitrogen and other nutrients, reduce leaching losses, and/or retain phosphorus and potassium.

Corn Yield Response to Tillage

Different tillage practices can have measurable impact on corn crops in Monmouth, Illinois.

Uses and Benefits of Cover Crops

Cover crops can provide many agronomic and economic benefits, including weed suppression, soil enhancement and more.

Around the Farm Podcast: November 2022

In this episode, Clint talks with Colin Rogers and Tyler Williams who are sustainable systems agronomists with ForGround by Bayer.