Herbicide resistance is a term that carries a lot of weight in the agriculture industry. Whether you’re growing corn in Iowa or rice in Arkansas, weed control is a high…
Author: Beck's Field Agronomists
Crown Rot and Late-Season Corn Standability
We have received a lot of phone calls about down corn throughout the season. Early on, this issue was primarily caused by saturated soils and heavy winds that pushed the…
Late-Season Soybean Disease, Plant Response, & Impact on Seed Quality
In this latest agronomy update, Beck’s Field Agronomist, David Hughes, addresses some of the seed quality issues farmers have been seeing in soybean fields across the Midwest. This year, many…
Checking Stalk Quality
In this agronomy update, Nate Mayer and Jerry Mathis, Field Agronomists for Beck’s Hybrids, evaluate late-season stalk integrity as we prepare for harvest. Some of the methods used to evaluate…
Farmers At Heart
Ask a Beck’s employee or dealer to describe a farmer and they’ll list off a variety of adjectives…hard-working, tough, versatile, and independent. Or they’ll say that farmers are strong-minded risk…
Cover Crops: It's All About the Timing
Now that the calendar has turned to September, it’s a great time to be thinking about cover crop decisions for your operation. If you are new to cover crops and…