Articles by Jim Leverich

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Does Grid Sampling Really Pay?

The costs to identify nutrient variability can be minimal while helping you put fertilizer where it needs to be for even greater returns.
Soil sampling season is definitely here, and many producers are now using grid or management zone sampling rather than low-density soil sampling.
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No-Till Offers Options For Nutrient Management

Picking a system that safely feeds nutrients throughout the growing season can help corn reach its yield potential.
When no-tilling, soils are cool at planting relative to more conventional systems. As a result, nitrogen management and timing can have a significant impact on your success.
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Working Up The Precision Learning Curve

Managing your farm fields as mini fields will lead to better nutrient management, proper seeding rates and more profitable yields.
This past spring, I took a big step and invested a significant amount of money in some new precision farming equipment. For years, we have been using a yield monitor to record our yields and evaluate corn hybrids and soybean varieties in our on-farm replicated plots.
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Start Scouting For No-Till Soybean Pests

Soybean aphids and bean leaf beetles the are most likely insects to take a bite out of your yield potential.
Hopefully, your crops are off to a good start. To ensure the continued success of soybeans, pest and disease scouting is important until soybeans reach their reproductive growth stages.
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