The goal is not merely to cut costs in 2026, but to find better, more efficient ways to invest dollars in inputs in ways that directly lead to improved profitability. A practical crop budget can serve ...

As farmers look for ways to trim expenses, David Hula and Randy Dowdy would encourage them to keep crop insurance in their budgets. When Randy Dowdy picks up the phone to call his crop insurance agent ...

Join high-yield champs David Hula and Randy Dowdy for their podcast, Breaking Barriers With R&D, for a lively discussion on growing high-yielding, profitable corn crops. With corn prices sitting in ...

Row crop farmers are struggling to make ends meet. Randy Dowdy, high-yield corn and soybean farmer and agronomic consultant, paints a stark picture of the economic pressure bearing down on American ...

High-yield champs David Hula and Randy Dowdy offer a lively discussion on how to grow better, more profitable corn crops. Corn growers sometimes walk away from their crop at this point in the growing ...

As farmers finish planting their 2025 corn and pull planters out of the final field, David Hula encourages them to get right back out there and start assessing the crop and making plans on how to ...

Hula stresses that even in low-margin years, you can’t cut corners on fundamental crop needs. He emphasizes using soil tests to manage N, P and K, looking at soil pH and applying lime where needed.