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Albert Lea Buys Blue River Organic Seed

July 14, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

The purchase makes Albert Lea the largest organic field seed supplier and producer in the United States.

2019 Challenge: Forage Production Options for Ohio

June 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

With July 1st just around the corner, Mark Sulc, OSU Extension Forage Agronomist, and Bill Weiss, OSU Extension Dairy Nutritionist, help address this year's forage dilemma. If one is looking for quality and quantity, what are your best options?

How to Select Corn Hybrids for Silage

December 10, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

Choosing the right corn hybrid to plant for silage can be tricky.

Harvesting Soybeans As A Forage

August 26, 2014 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Penn State Extension

Some producers may be thinking of harvesting soybeans for forage rather than a grain crop.

Pressured to Place that Corn Seed Order? Remember the Basics

October 19, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist

This time of year growers are under a lot of pressure to buy seed, as seed salesmen pursue seed commitments through volume pricing and early purchase incentives often before the current year's yield trial results are available.

Weeds Make Themselves Scarce When Calcium Enters The Picture

Applying calcium to balance soil nutrient levels and manage weeds allows no-tillers to reduce herbicide rates, cut fertilizer costs and increase profitability.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Got weeds? Calcium may be part of the solution as it has been for Oldham, S.D., no-tiller Ron Kaufman.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Continuing Education Helps Make Transition To No-Till Seamless

During a 3-year transition to twin-row silage corn, alfalfa, double-cropped wheat/soybeans and cover crops, these Pennsylvania no-tillers have seen steady yield increases and soil improvement.

By Eugene Lapp and Ron Ross posted on April 1, 2009

We live in an area of Lancaster County, Pa., where small dairy farms of 50 to 60 cows are common and fields are small. Many of the farms are Amish-owned, where real horses provide the power.

Twin-Row Corn Provides Boost

Modified John Deere planter allows no-tillers to plant rows 8 inches apart on 30-inch spacings.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on October 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Making the transition to no-till was a big step for Lapp Brothers Farms in making their soils more productive. But to get even more yield and tonnage out of corn silage meant taking a narrower view.

Don’t Forget Nutrient Value When Harvesting Corn Stover

No-till corn stover could provide new revenue, but loss of nutrients from removed residue may offset income.

By Mark Moore posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Corn stover has generated a lot of attention as a potential new source of plant biomass to produce ethanol.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Double-Cropping And Cover Crops Work Even In The North

By Ron Baruth posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

The first time I saw what Dwayne Beck was doing on the irrigation research farm near Redfield, S.D. (before he developed the Dakota Lakes Research Farm), I knew we were on the verge of a new type of crop production in our area.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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