Farming Guides
Practical, verified guidance for farmers and extension workers — crop selection, government programs, market prices and pest & disease help. Want a personalised answer for your own field? Ask My Green Crop in your language.
Corn Production: Hybrids, Nitrogen & Pests (USA & Canada)
How to grow corn in the USA & Canada — hybrid maturity (RM / corn heat units), planting depth and population, nitrogen rate, and managing rootworm, corn borer and tar spot.
Crop guidesSoybean Production: Maturity, Weeds & SCN (USA & Canada)
How to grow soybeans in the USA & Canada — choosing a maturity group, planting date and population, Rhizobium inoculation, and managing SCN, white mold and herbicide-resistant weeds.
Crop guidesCanola Production: Seeding, Fertility & Pests (Canada & US)
How to grow canola on the Canadian Prairies and in the northern US — shallow seeding and stand establishment, nitrogen and sulfur fertility, and managing flea beetles, blackleg, clubroot and sclerotinia.
Crop guidesWheat Growing Guide: Winter vs Spring Classes (USA & Canada)
How to grow wheat in the USA & Canada — choosing winter vs spring wheat and the right market class, sowing date and seeding rate, and managing Fusarium head blight and rusts.
Crop guidesPotato Production: Seed, Blight & Storage (USA & Canada)
How to grow potatoes in the USA & Canada — certified seed and cutting, planting depth and hilling, controlling late blight and Colorado potato beetle, and curing and storing the crop.
Crop guidesFarming Flood-Prone & Bottomland Fields (USA & Canada)
How to manage flood-prone bottomland and riverbank fields in the USA & Canada — matching the crop to how long water stands, delayed planting and prevented-planting, flood-tolerant forages, and native bank stabilisation.
Water & irrigationDrip Irrigation: Cost, Cost-Share & Setup (USA & Canada)
A practical guide to drip irrigation for USA & Canada growers — how it saves water, what a system costs, NRCS EQIP and provincial cost-share, and how to design, schedule and maintain it.
Pest & diseaseTomato Diseases: How to Identify & Treat (USA & Canada)
Identify and manage the tomato diseases North American growers actually see — early blight, late blight, Septoria leaf spot, bacterial spot, Fusarium/Verticillium wilt and blossom-end rot — with an IPM-first plan.
Pest & diseaseWhitefly & Aphid Control: IPM Plan (Organic & Conventional)
A step-by-step IPM plan for whiteflies and aphids in the USA & Canada — scouting and thresholds, conserving natural enemies, soaps/oils/neem, and using selective insecticides with resistance management.
Soil & compostHow to Make Vermicompost (Worm Composting) Step by Step
A practical guide to vermicomposting — choosing red wigglers, setting up a worm bin, what to feed and avoid, keeping the bed healthy, and harvesting castings and worm-compost tea.
Government programsUS Farm Programs Explained: ARC vs PLC (Farm Bill)
A plain-language guide to the USDA commodity programs — Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC): what they cover, how they differ, and how to elect and enrol.
Government programsCanada AgriStability & AgriInvest Explained (BRM)
A plain guide to Canada’s farm safety-net programs — AgriStability (margin protection) and AgriInvest (matched savings): what they cover, how they work and how to enrol.
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