Corn

Field-scouting Idaho ag: 2025 in review

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500

“The ag community is all suffering. We all know this,” says Brandon Vining, president of ProGro Agronomy in St. Anthony. Agronomic outcomes differed by region, but low commodity prices and high input costs have most producers (outside of the beef industry) tightening their belts and hoping for better times.

Revisiting sulfur fertilizer recommendations for field crops

matt.yost@usu.edu — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

With the potentially high costs of fertilizer application, accurately diagnosing and addressing sulfur deficiencies is critical for profitable crop production.

Interseeding cover crops in silage corn: Lessons from Utah trials

matt.yost@usu.edu — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

In 2022, Steven Hines with the University of Idaho wrote an article for Ag Proud – Idaho on interseeding cover crops into silage corn. Steven shared lessons learned and research results from trials in Idaho during 2017-22. Concurrent research was being conducted in Utah around the same time frame. This article will revisit interseeding and discuss takeaways from Utah studies.

Field scouting Idaho ag: 2024 in review

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

“Overall, it was an average to average-plus year,” says Terry Helms of Simplot Grower Solutions in Oakley. Helms has been an agronomist in south central Idaho since 1985 and deals with a range of crops including potatoes, sugarbeets, corn, dry beans and small grains.

The glyphosate debate: Facts, risks and benefits

jeff@millerresearch.com — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400

With glyphosate, many see only the risks and not the benefits. A closer look at glyphosate shows that the safety concerns are not scientifically supported, and that the benefits are worth the perceived risk.

Water implications of feed ration changes on Idaho dairies

phatzenbuehler@uidaho.edu — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

The expansion of the dairy industry in southern Idaho over the past few decades has had substantial impacts on the broader Idaho agricultural economy, including the allocation of crop acreage.

Choosing the correct corn maturity

david.sass@pioneer.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:59:53 -0500

20-60-20, do you recognize that ratio? Clue: corn hybrids. Here's some advice for you as you plan your corn crop this year.

Interseeding cover crops into silage corn

shines@uidaho.edu — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:00:29 -0400

In 2013, a group of colleagues and I started demonstrating with cover crops, with help from a Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant to fund the work.