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Sights & Sounds from 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference

By Noah Newman posted on August 12, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection, Strip-Till Farming

The 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference delivered strip-till, no-till and conservation ag insights to over 350 attendees Aug. 7-9 in Madison, Wis. The event featured 6 general session presentations, 14 interactive roundtable discussions, 15 classroom sessions and several hours of networking in the hallways.

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Strip-Till Corn Yields 9 Bushels Higher Than No-Till Average in Dry Year

Steady yields & increased cover crop usage among key takeaways from 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

By Noah Newman posted on July 9, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

Strip-Till Farmer’s 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study, with responses from 215 strip-tillers across the U.S., shows that strip-till yields didn’t take much of a dip in 2023, despite much of the country experiencing dry or drought conditions.

How May's Geomagnetic Storms Impacted No-Till Planting Season

By Noah Newman posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

“We have markers, and we used them while we were having signal trouble," says John Holles of Springfield, Minn. "Row shutoffs didn’t work, but we didn’t have them 20 years ago either.”

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UK Companies Developing System That Boils Weeds with Electricity

June 17, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

The RootWave system uses electricity to boil weeds and their roots. The new agreement will see the two manufacturers co-develop new weeding technology and products.

Wabash County SWCD Covering up to 10 Strip-Till Conference Registrations

June 13, 2024

Source: The Paper of Wabash County

The Wabash County SWCD Board of Supervisors are such believers in this event that they are going to pay for the cost of up to 10 registrations for the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference — a $429 commitment per registration by the district.

5 Advantages & 5 Disadvantages for Using Drones to Seed Cover Crops

By Alex Thomas and John Fulton posted on June 5, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

Source: Ohio Country Journal

2024 will serve as the third year for using drones here in Ohio as a popular option to spread cover crops. Here are some advantages of drone seeding.

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No-Till Air Drill Maker SeedMaster Announces Manufacturing Expansion

May 28, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

The company has acquired space which includes land and a building directly beside the current SeedMaster headquarters in Emerald Park, a community just outside Regina.

Symptoms of Early Season Herbicide Injury to Corn

By Dwight Lingenfelter posted on May 16, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

Thoroughly consider the possible reasons for the symptoms before you draw conclusions. Here is a summary of the potential for herbicide injury and the associated symptoms.

Key Factors to Consider When Choosing Manure Application Rates

By Leslie Johnson posted on April 29, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Note that manure characteristics vary significantly among species, so choosing a rate based on the coverage it provides on the soil surface is not a recommended method of determining an appropriate application rate.

Is a Smart Sprayer Practical for No-Till Fields?

By Rodrigo Werle posted on April 11, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Source: WiscWeeds.info

"Balancing savings and effective management of troublesome weed species will be a major challenge with these novel precision application systems," says Rodrigo Werle, associate professor and extension cropping systems weed scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Farmer Sees 7% No-Till Corn Yield Bump with 20-Inch Rows

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.

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