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Volume: 46
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Selecting the Right Starter Fertilizer for Your No-Till Farm
The raw materials in a fertilizer product, its purity, salt index and what it’s being blended with all influence the availability of the nutrients and their impact on the crop.Read MoreWhat I've Learned from No-TillingNo-Till Lays Foundation for Consistent Crops, Rain or Shine
Financial challenges pushed Mike Belan’s family into conservation practices, but the Ontario no-tiller is focusing on improving soil health to propel the farm forward.Read More‘Flag the Technology’ to Keep Your Traits Straight, Profits Safe
An innocuous $4 flag, prudently placed, could help no-tillers avoid a failed crop or an irate neighbor due to a herbicide mistake.Read More
Evening Out Emergence with a Strip-Till System
With 3,200 acres of hilly farmland susceptible to erosion, Kody Karloff’s transition to strip-till has helped create a flexible planting window and more consistent early-season crop health.Read MoreSeed Firmer Reads Organic Matter While You Plant
Precision Planting’s SmartFirmer combines seed firming with a high-resolution sensor to create soil maps on the go and variable-rate populations and hybrids based on organic matter.Read MoreSIMA 2017 Focuses on Future of Farming
International agribusiness show mixes technology and machinery innovations with theme of “Being a Farmer in 10 Years.”Read More
Using No-Till to Conquer Tough Field Conditions
Reducing soil disturbance and rotating crops and covers has reduced evaporation and helped the Neva family work through saline soils and other farming challenges.Read MoreEarly Control Key to Stopping Foxtail
A basic plan with pre-emergent herbicides should be enough to keep giant foxtail from dinging yields.Read More -
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Early Control Key to Stopping Foxtail
A basic plan with pre-emergent herbicides should be enough to keep giant foxtail from dinging yields.Read MoreSelecting the Right Starter Fertilizer for Your No-Till Farm
The raw materials in a fertilizer product, its purity, salt index and what it’s being blended with all influence the availability of the nutrients and their impact on the crop.Read MoreWhat I've Learned from No-TillingNo-Till Lays Foundation for Consistent Crops, Rain or Shine
Financial challenges pushed Mike Belan’s family into conservation practices, but the Ontario no-tiller is focusing on improving soil health to propel the farm forward.Read More - Digital Edition
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