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Row Cleaners: Coming Of Age

Engineering improvements and on-the-go adjustment are making it easier for no-tillers to clear residue from the row and improve seedling emergence, crop stands and yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

With tremendous pressure placed on timely planting, no-tillers are looking to have their planters functioning at a high level to maximize emergence and yields.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Constantly Building On No-Till Success

South Dakota farmers Pat and Chris Breen take no-till practices that work a step farther to maximize the benefits.

By Pat Breen and Martha Mintz posted on August 1, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I've had 25 years to refine my no-till system, but I’m nowhere near settling into a comfortable groove. My philosophy is to keep pushing my system to get more yield, use my inputs more efficiently and make life easier for myself and my son, Chris, who farms with me.

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With The Very Latest Monsanto Acquisition, Growers Appear More Nervous About Sharing Yield And Other Electronic Crop Data With All Of Agriculture’s Major Players

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2012

When Monsanto announced in late May that it was acquiring Precision Planting, an Illinois-based developer and marketer of seed meters, monitoring and precision farming technology, the news created a ripple effect in the farm world.

Nutrient Removal With Drought-Stressed Corn

July 30, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Fabián G. Fernández, University of Illinois

One question being asked is how much nutrient will be removed if the stunted corn crop is taken out of the field.

Soybean Response To Drought Conditions

June 25, 2012 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: By Andy Lenssen, Soybean Systems Agronomist, Iowa State University

Soybean is susceptible to yield loss from water deficit, drought stress, at two key developmental stages, germination and reproduction-seed development.

Cover Crops Power No-Till Payoff

From conservation to higher yields to reduced fertilizer and herbicide use, cover crops brought an immediate payback for Jacob Farms.

By Mark Parker posted on May 12, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Last summer, when high temperatures in south-central Kansas spiraled above 100 F for several weeks, the benefits of cover crops never seemed so real for no-tillers like Ryan Speer.

Late Planting Not Always Doom To Corn Yields

February 27, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Ag Answers, Purdue University

While late planting concerns may cause some growers to reconsider planting corn, an Ohio State University Extension specialist says producers can make management adjustments that can preserve yield potential and save money.

Vigilance Warranted In Soybean Cyst Nematode Management

February 26, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Greg Tylka, Iowa State University

Soybean cyst nematodes have the potential to cause devastating yield losses, population densities can increase very rapidly within a single growing season, and dormant eggs can survive for more than a decade in infested soils in the absence of soybeans.

Weeds Rob Nitrogen From Crops

February 25, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Source: Natalie Rector, Michigan State University Extension

An MSU timing study on post-emergent weed control in corn showed that 95 percent of weed control or better can be achieved when weeds are 9 inches tall, but yields were reduced 25 bushels per acre.

Fixing Sulfur Shortages Can Boost No-Till Yields

Knowledge of vulnerable soil types and field conditions, and targeted sulfur applications, can increase crop outputs.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Until 2 decades ago, farmers throughout the Corn Belt didn't need to worry about their fields having enough sulfur, a nutrient that is essential to photosynthesis in plants,

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