Understanding the Benefits
DayCent Biogeochemical model
Introduction The DayCent model is a daily time-step biogeochemical model, designed to simulate various ecosystem dynamics. Hailing from its parent CENTURY model's legacy, DayCent is equipped to simulate the interplay of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, ...
How will variable rate treatment improve your crop performance?
Any proud grower knows that no two fields are the same. Each field and each acre has its own unique strengths and weaknesses. Each has different degrees of compaction, fertility, soil type, drainage, weather vulnerabilities and more. With such ...
Developing custom plans for pesticide-resistant weeds
The future of farming lies in customized weed treatment. For farmers, it’s an all-too-familiar problem: To protect their crops from invasive weeds, they apply pesticides to their fields, only to see pesticide-resistant weeds rear their heads – with ...
The Human Constraint with Taranis AcreForward
In 2019, the average crop consultant intern summer salary was $13,000. A full-time consultant salary ranges from $38,000 to $100,000. If done correctly, the average crop consultant can scout 2000-3000 acres a week. Having all your information in one ...
The Critical Period of Weed Competition
Understanding the interactions between crops and weeds can aid the design and implementation of management programs with minimal risk of yield loss. A complicating factor in managing weeds used to be our inability to accurately predict their yield ...
How Much Does Defoliation Matter?
Let's consider general defoliation of soybeans; this damage can be caused by a suite of insects including bean leaf beetle, Japanese beetle, grasshoppers, and caterpillars. Average accepted economic thresholds for leaf-feeding pests in soybeans are: ...
Disease Management in Soybeans
To achieve maximum yield and grain quality, you must protect your soybeans from these and other key diseases throughout the growing season. Soybean disease management is achieved through an integrated approach of best management practices, from ...
Disease Management in Corn
Diseases of importance vary annually and from location to location. Occurrences of corn diseases that cause yield loss are influenced by many factors, including environment conditions, crop production practices, previous disease history, hybrid ...