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Climate Smart Agriculture Requires Flexibility & Ability to Adapt

By Clay Pope posted on March 17, 2023

One size does not fit all when it comes to trying to make changes that help agriculture adapt to our changing climate.

Shop Built Sidedressing Tool Brings In-Season Flexibility

Strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh combined an old cultivator, SpikeWheel units and a CDS-John Blue pump into a unit that dispenses nitrogen with low soil disturbance.

By John Dobberstein posted on September 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

Foreseeing a day when the government will simply forbid fall nitrogen applications, Larry Tombaugh hit the shop last winter to get ahead of the game.

No-Tillers Gain Flexibility With New Crop Protection Products

Manufacturers are rolling out new insecticides, herbicides and fungicides with improved formulas and tankmix compatibility to help no-tillers reduce trips across the field and boost yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Another wave of new crop-protection products is expected to hit the U.S. market in time for the 2013 growing season, as no-tillers and strip-tillers look for ways to fend off resistant weeds and yield-robbing diseases and insects.

ISOBUS Could Trim Costs, Boost Farming Efficiency

Manufacturers and early adopters are working out the kinks for this technology, which would let farmers pair different brands of tractors and implements and reduce confusion and clutter in the cab.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

The rising cost of fertilizer, seed and equipment is a reality that many farmers face in today’s ag market.

Cover Crops: Starting Is The First Step

The right covers can transform tough soils, but no-tillers must fight past early challenges to find what works on their farm, Terry Taylor says.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Terry Taylor has spent much of his adult life figuring out how to unlock the potential of cover crops on his southern Illinois farm.

More Coverage, Flexibility And Precision Required Of Fertilizer Application

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

The trend in fertilizer application today is to go larger to cover more acreage, provide more flexibility of applications and be more precise, according to manufacturers interviewed at the 2010 Farm Progress Show.

Four Benefits To Fall Burndown

October 20, 2010

Source: University of Illinois

Between this year’s harvest and next spring’s planting, winter annual weeds can take over fields, but a fall burndown application can knock down weeds and set up growers for a strong 2011 crop

Tackling Small Grain Pest Concerns

Tech reps from Bayer CropScience and Syngenta Crop Protection outline new no-till small grain pesticide management strategies.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2006 | Posted in Crop Protection

Having invested in the latest sprayer technologies, cereal grain growers are gearing up to do a better job of applying pesticides — starting this fall with winter wheat.

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