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World Soil Day: Making Progress Here at Home

By John Dobberstein posted on December 5, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

The U.S. leads the world in no-tilled acres, while two nations with the highest populations, India and China, don’t even make the Top 5 list. India has the second most arable land in the world and China comes in fifth.

Scouting for Soil Erosion in Fall

November 28, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Crops and Soils

With field conditions favorable for a stable harvest schedule, and planning for crop year 2025 underway, the next 8 weeks provide a golden opportunity to evaluate how your fields held up, says University of Wisconsin Extension.

Tillage On Display Supports Researcher’s Soil Erosion Estimates

By Dan Crummett posted on October 30, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management

Geologist says the effects of tillage should be incorporated into the USDA’s erosion estimates, so the agency's numbers might better align with the 57.6 billion metrictons of soil that the researchers estimate has been lost across the Midwest in the last 160 years.

Dealing with No-Till’s Biggest Soil Water Mistake

By Dr. C. John Baker posted on October 16, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

John Baker examines the potential gains from learning to exploit vapor forms of soil water. Mankind’s very survival on planet earth may depend on this recognition taking place.

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Lessons Learned from 40 Years of Independent Research

October 16, 2024

Marion Calmer goes through his 40-year journey of replicated studies on nitrogen rates, row spacings, populations, tillage vs. no-till vs strip-till, residue management and most recently the long-term effects of surface-applied phosphorus and potassium.

Wildfire Threat, Solution for Control Not a Friend to No-Tillers

By John Dobberstein and Kim Schmidt posted on October 10, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Drought conditions, paired with high winds, are causing an increased fire threat. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, much of the High Plains are in some level of drought. At the same time, corn harvest is ongoing and there’s always a risk of an equipment-related fire could start.

John Deere Offers HarvestLab 3000 Grain Sensing for Combines

John Deere is now offering HarvestLab 3000 Grain Sensing on 2018 or newer John Deere S700 Series Combines.

January 30, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

John Deere is now offering HarvestLab 3000 Grain Sensing on 2018 or newer John Deere S700 Series Combines.

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Experts from Missouri, Iowa, Share Observations On No-till

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 27, 2022

Experts from Missouri and Iowa academic institutions weigh in on the benefits of no-till in this piece from Missouri Farmer Today. While almost all praise (and use) no-tillage systems, they admit the positive benefits (soil absorption, for one) are hard to quantify monetarily.

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Occasional Tillage Just Not a Good Option

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 31, 2022

Most no-tillers won’t want to hear it, but some University of Nebraska research indicates an occasional limited tillage pass won’t seriously damage no-till’s favorable soil structure. But with herbicide costs increasing significantly this year, we’ve heard that a few no-tillers are thinking of using a light tillage pass as a weed control option.

Reducing Tillage Improves Soil, Yields

December 19, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Source: Stanford University

By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, Stanford scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and soybeans and improve the health of the soil.

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