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BASF Introduces xarvio SeedSelect Seed Placement Technology

November 13, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

xarvio SeedSelect by BASF is a seed variety placement technology that recommends the best Xitavo soybean seed varieties for a specific field’s characteristics.

[Video] Capstan Ag Seed-Squirter

October 1, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

At the Ohio Farm Science Review, Mike Schwegman, Product Specialist at Capstan AG explains how Seed-Squirter provides in-furrow fertilizer application relative to seed placement. Tied in with the seed sensor on your planter, Seed-Squirter is compatible with any VT capable monitor through ISOBUS or VT.

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[Webinar] Improving the Performance of No-Till Drills

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

This webinar, sponsored by Exapta Solutions, helps you look closely at your no-till drill setup to improve seed spacing and placement for better stands and yield potential. Get proven techniques and top-notch tips to improve the poor seed placement common with no-till drills and help them perform more like no-till planters from the late Exapta founder, Matt Hagny. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

[Webinar] What’s Needed to Get Your No-Till Planter to Deliver Results

January 17, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

This webinar, sponsored by Exapta Solutions, will help you look closely at your planter setup and other factors that can hinder seed placement and hurt crop stands. No-till consultant and Exapta founder Matt Hagny shares time-tested, proven tips to overcome seeding challenges in no-till environments. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Once a Naysayer, Agronomist is Now a No-Till Champion

Years of no-till experience enables Bud Smith to help no-tillers find the weakest link in their field, such as seed placement and nitrogen timing.

By Gary "Bud" Smith and Martha Mintz posted on November 18, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

I'm not sure anyone has changed their stance on no-till more than me. As the agronomy manager of Caledonia Farmers Elevator in Michigan, the farmers I advised always looked to me for the solutions to their problems. When the early innovator farmers I worked with started attempting no-till, I watched a lot of failures and I didn’t have any good answers at the time.

[Podcast] Seeking the Perfect No-Till Picket-Fence Stand: Part 2

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, we continue our discussion with University of Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa about no-till planting equipment use in the Midwest in part two of a two-part podcast.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on August 23, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

No-Till Notes: Tips for Successful No-Till Planting and Emergence

No-tillers only have one shot to set their crops up for high-yielding potential, so focus on what’s required to achieve a quick, even emergence and vigorous stand this spring.

By Daniel Davidson posted on February 15, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

AS NO-TILLERS, we’re challenged with configuring planters that can handle residue and properly place seed in the soil.

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No-Tillers Share Their Best Planter Tweaks, Upgrades

January 4, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Planter modifications aimed at optimum seed and nutrient placement take many forms as growers customize their equipment for specific farm conditions.

Video: Air Seeder Works For No-Tilled Soybeans

July 21, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Frankfort, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Need discusses the John Deere 1690 air seeder he uses to seed soybeans, which is outfitted with a Needham Ag narrow gauge wheel, spike closing wheel, seed-firming tabs and narrow firming wheel to optimize seed placement into the slot.

Switch To Strip-Till, Cover Crops Friendly To Yields And Profits

For Ontario farmer Blake Vince, taking a leap with strip-till practices helped him improve corn yields, preserve soil moisture and reduce expenditures on high-dollar fuel and fertilizer.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

While the fear of failure keeps many farmers from pulling the trigger on game-changing decisions, the lessons of conservation farming were drilled into Blake Vince’s head by his father at an early age.

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