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Fine-Tune Your Planter to Set Up for Successful Season

Precision Planting training session highlights the connection between planter maintenance & emergence, as well as the most overlooked area on the row unit that has the biggest impact on yield.

By Noah Newman posted on March 11, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Precision Planting product support specialist Clay Scott hosted a planter maintenance webinar to teach no-tillers how to set their planter up for success in 2023.

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.

‘Strip Refresher’ Fights Wet Springs, Boosts Emergence

Illinois strip-tiller Todd Mooberry says his invention helps cold, wet soils dry out and warm up faster, allowing for earlier planting and better stands.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on January 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Strip-Till Farming

Farmers in parts of the Midwest are accustomed to cool, damp springs, but waiting for fields to dry out can influence planting dates and negatively impact emergence and stands.

Overcoming High Moisture Soil Concerns

These Iowa no-tillers are convinced that wet soil problems are mostly mechanical rather than agronomic concerns.

By Lynn Grooms posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Eight years after jumping into no-till, Paul Reed and his three brothers had just about had it. “We almost quit no-tilling in 1990,” says Reed, explaining that as they expanded their no-till acreage, they also saw their planting window shrinking.

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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

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