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Pricing Standing Corn For 2014 Silage Harvest

By Norman St-Pierre, Dianne Shoemaker, and Bill Weiss posted on September 23, 2014

Source: Ohio State University Extension

If it's late summer, it's time to talk about pricing a corn crop standing in the field for corn silage. This is always a challenging question as there are a number of factors that contribute to the final price agreed upon by the buyer and seller that are challenging to quantify.

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Price Risk For Fertilizer Shifting To Farmers?

April 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The recent volatility in fertilizer prices has many Midwestern farmers delaying their fertilizer purchases, which could have repercussions that beyond spring planting.

Corn, Soybean Returns Go Negative In 2009

September 21, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

University of Illinois economists project net no-till farm operator returns for 2009 at minus $8 per acre for corn and minus $15 per acre for soybeans, the first negative returns for the decades beginning 1990 and 2000.

To Minimize Soil Disturbance, Get Rid Of The Shake

Anhydrous application can be accomplished without tearing up no-till fields.

August 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

According to Paul Jasa, Extension agricultural engineer at the University of Nebraska, no-tillers can minimize soil disturbance with existing application equipment. The key is setting the machine correctly and having the right coulters and shanks in place to do the job.

Fine Tuning Your No-Till Leases

Using a new spreadsheet will enable you to evaluate different options before leasing more no-till ground.

By Daniel B. Palic, Gale H. Dunn, Merle F. Vigil, and Paul A. Burgener posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

What is the optimum lease arrangement for a no-tiller? Is it the same when you have more “up-front” chemical input costs than a conventional-tilling farmer?

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Three Workhorses Approved

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment

If there's ever been any doubt on your part regarding the huge savings you’ll earn on fuel purchases from no-tilling, check out the No-Till-Age chart at the bottom left side of this page.

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