This week we're joined by Dresden, Ontario farmer, Mark Richards, who has adopted and adapted precision farming strategies, including implement guidance, interseeding technology and data analysis on his 3,000-acre corn, soybeans, sugarbeet and wheat operation.

Corn and soybean take up relatively large amounts of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), and much of this P and K ends up in the grain that is taken off the field during harvest. In order to keep soil nutrient levels from dropping over time, the amounts removed need to be replaced by applying fertilizer or manure. In order to know how much nutrient a crop removes, we need to know how much there is in a bushel of harvested grain.

The U.S. environmental agency is considering banning sprayings of the agricultural herbicide dicamba after a set deadline next year, according to state officials advising the agency on its response to crop damage linked to the weed killer.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Blu-Jet, we welcome Iowa farmer Keith Schlapkohl to share his time-tested tips for turning 300-bushel corn and 100-bushel soybeans from a dream to a reality.

Seeing topsoil and fertilizer washed away by a heavy spring downpour is an unsettling sight for farmers.

University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley warns that burcucumber can reduce soybean yields by 48%, while toothed spurge is harmful to humans, cattle and horses.

For nearly 40 years, Larry Krystowski has successfully no-tilled soybeans, wheat and corn in northern Ohio near the shores of Lake Erie.