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Eroded Soils Hurt Your Pocketbook

Don McClure’s presentation at the Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference last month put some good perspective on what’s at stake with yields when soils become eroded.

April 12, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Don McClure’s presentation at the Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference last month put some good perspective on what’s at stake with yields when soils become eroded.

7 Facts About the Highest-Yielding Soybean Growers

By Laura Barrera posted on April 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the USDA estimating that soybean acreage will reach a record 89.5 million acres this year, I thought it’d be a good time to learn more about the growers whose soybean yields were in the top third of the 9th annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study.

Eliminate the Terms ‘Tillage’ and ‘No-Till’

April 7, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Would we not be better off to get rid of the terms tillage and no till and talk about soil management?

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A Grower’s Perspective on Variable-Rate Technology

By John Dobberstein posted on March 22, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

A very interesting and thorough account published recently detailing a no-tiller’s 10 years of experience utilizing variable-rate nitrogen (N) applications might be worth your time to read.

6 Habits of Top-Yielding No-Till Corn Growers

By Laura Barrera posted on March 15, 2017

The results of the 9th annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study are in, and as usual, we sorted the data by corn yield to see how the growers with yields in the top third differed from the rest of the survey.

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Emulate Nature to Create and Sustain Soil Health

March 10, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

No-till and strip-till farmer Rod Sommerfield of Mazeppa, Minn., shares his thoughts on a recent article we published from South Dakota State University, “The Five Principles of Soil Health.”

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Wheel Traffic Pinching Profits?

By John Dobberstein posted on March 8, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Do you think there’s a chance wheel traffic in your fields could be hurting yields? If your answer is “no,” think again, says Steve Larocque.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Could You Survive a Pumping Decline?

By John Dobberstein posted on February 22, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

If you’re irrigating a significant amount of acreage, how would your farm do if water use was mandated to be cut by 20%? It’s being seriously talked about.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Will Politics Affect Your Crop Rotation?

By Laura Barrera posted on February 22, 2017

Two of the biggest issues President Trump focused on during his election campaign were ending illegal immigration, mainly from Mexico, and trade policy. And now U.S. corn farmers may feel the backlash of that agenda.

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A Little Stewardship Goes a Long Way

By John Dobberstein posted on February 8, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Due diligence with scouting and spraying has paid off for veteran no-tillers Darren and Jim Nelson in beating back challenges from marestail and Palmer amaranth. What’s your weed control plan this year?

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Eroded Soils Hurt Your Pocketbook

7 Facts About the Highest-Yielding Soybean Growers

Eliminate the Terms ‘Tillage’ and ‘No-Till’

A Grower’s Perspective on Variable-Rate Technology

6 Habits of Top-Yielding No-Till Corn Growers

Emulate Nature to Create and Sustain Soil Health

Wheel Traffic Pinching Profits?

Could You Survive a Pumping Decline?

Will Politics Affect Your Crop Rotation?

A Little Stewardship Goes a Long Way

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