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National No-Tillage Conference Summer Intensive

Maximizing Moisture with Precision Management Practices

Alabama no-tiller Annie Dee discusses her ROI-boosting commitment to irrigation technology at the National No-Tillage Conference Summer Intensive, June 23-24.

May 14, 2021

In 2011, Annie Dee built a pond and put in an irrigation pivot so she could water the crops at critical junctures during the growing season. That year ended up being a drought, but corn was at $7-$7.80 per bushel.

5 Things to Consider When Starting Variable-Rate

November 20, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Southern States Co-op

Variable-rate seeding, or VRS, is the practice of dynamically adjusting the amount of seeds planted in areas of fields based on location-specific information on fertility and other factors that affect yield.

PolyTech LLC Introduces Raaft Tracks Irrigation Systems

November 11, 2015 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Jeff Rogers, co-owner of PolyTech LLC, introduces Raaft, their proprietary track design for irrigation systems that eliminates ruts.

Using Cover Crops To Cut Irrigation Costs

April 2, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Christina Curell, Michigan State University Extension

Irrigation is a costly practice many farms use out of necessity.

‘WORK THE ZONE’ To Boost Strip-Till Fertility

Placing fertilizer both shallow and deep, and planting in the middle of the berm, can maximize your strip-till corn yields.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

For successful results in strip-till, fertilizer needs to be placed in a zone where the roots and seedlings of corn can readily access plant-food nutrients.

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