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June 2023

Volume: 52
Edition: 6

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    Right-to-Repair Battle Heating Up

    By Frank Lessiter posted on April 22, 2023 | Posted in Equipment
    R2R is a controversial topic we felt needed extensive coverage and a subject that the general ag media doesn’t appear to have the courage to report on due to worries about picking sides with the big equipment makers and their advertising budgets.
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    Aftermarket Closing Wheels Consistently Boost Bushels

    Beck’s closing wheel study shows a quick ROI for using aftermarket closers, but one company analyst says closing wheels are the low-hanging fruit in improving planter performance.
    By Dan Crummett posted on April 24, 2023 | Posted in Equipment
    The latest edition of Beck’s Practical Farm Research (PFR) on planter attachments shows the use of popular aftermarket closing wheels can result in an extra 5 bushels of corn per acre and 2.5 bushels of soybeans per acre.
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    No-Till Briefs: June 2023

    April 24, 2023
    • No-Till Rate Averages $27 Per Acre in Iowa
    • Don’t Rely on Calendar for Planting Date
    • Scout for Spring Weeds in No-Till Fields
    • Fertilizer, Agchem Outlook Balances
    • Covers Suppress Weeds When Planting Green
    • Take Saline Acres Out of Production
    • No-Till Improves Soil Health in South
    • Tips for Taking Plant Tissue Samples

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    What I've Learned from No-Tilling

    Daily Data Analysis Keeps Nutrients, Water in Place

    Using real-time data from soil moisture probes, this no-tiller reduced fertilizer application by 30% in corn & eliminated the need for 250 million gallons of applied water annually.
    By Martha Mintz and Brooks Garland posted on April 25, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management
    If sieve was a soil type, it would well describe the farmland acres I manage in North Florida.
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    Ahead of the Curve

    Light Stimulation Boosts Seed Germination

    Light-energy treatment developed to kill weed seeds without chemicals also stimulates seed germination.
    By Dan Crummett posted on April 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
    What began as a method to control the spread of tumbleweed plants in the desert is now showing promise for stimulating agricultural crop seed germination to potentially increase crop yields.
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    A Realistic Look at Refining EPA Pesticide Spray Drift Regulations

    Syngenta’s Richard Brain & Dan Perkins of Ag Insight unpack their field spray drift study findings & explain how they came up with a more refined pesticide buffer.
    By Mackane Vogel posted on April 27, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection
    EPA regulations require farmers to follow pesticide labels for the products they apply on their land. Protecting endangered plant and animal species plays a significant role in the decision-making process for these regulations.
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    What Ever Happened to the Legendary Allis-Chalmers’ No-Till Planter?

    Landoll Corp. acquired Allis-Chalmers landmark no-till innovation in 1993 and rebranded it as the Quadra-Planter.
    By Mike Lessiter posted on December 9, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment
    Allis-Chalmers (A-C) is widely credited with designing, manufacturing and selling the first “commercially successful” no-tillage planters in 1966. Landoll Corp. acquired Allis-Chalmers landmark no-till innovation in 1993 and rebranded it as the Quadra-Planter. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.
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    No-Till Farmer's Editors Debate Right to Repair

    By Mike Lessiter, Frank Lessiter, and Kim Schmidt posted on April 21, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

    Lessiter Media Inc., now in its 42nd year of independent and family ownership, is uniquely positioned in the Right to Repair (R2R) debate, publishing both grower- and dealer-facing content.The content that follows presents a unique vantage point in all of agricultural media. Here, the content leaders of the two divisions – and on each side of the chasm –express their respective audience’s arguments on this R2R debate.


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    No-Till Pests Part 3

    Slugs: A Particular No-Till Problem

    University recommendations for slug control & management include early-season scouting, cultural practices at planting to boost stand emergence, & planter settings to move residue & close seed slot.
    By Dan Crummett posted on April 28, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection
    No-tillers faced with prolonged wet conditions after planting should be alert to possible corn and soybean seedling damage inflicted by slugs.
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    Lessiter_Frank

    Right-to-Repair Battle Heating Up

    By Frank Lessiter posted on April 22, 2023 | Posted in Equipment
    R2R is a controversial topic we felt needed extensive coverage and a subject that the general ag media doesn’t appear to have the courage to report on due to worries about picking sides with the big equipment makers and their advertising budgets.
    Read More
    ClosingWheels.jpg

    Aftermarket Closing Wheels Consistently Boost Bushels

    Beck’s closing wheel study shows a quick ROI for using aftermarket closers, but one company analyst says closing wheels are the low-hanging fruit in improving planter performance.
    By Dan Crummett posted on April 24, 2023 | Posted in Equipment
    The latest edition of Beck’s Practical Farm Research (PFR) on planter attachments shows the use of popular aftermarket closing wheels can result in an extra 5 bushels of corn per acre and 2.5 bushels of soybeans per acre.
    Read More
    Brooks-Garland-caranita-winter-crop.jpg
    What I've Learned from No-Tilling

    Daily Data Analysis Keeps Nutrients, Water in Place

    Using real-time data from soil moisture probes, this no-tiller reduced fertilizer application by 30% in corn & eliminated the need for 250 million gallons of applied water annually.
    By Martha Mintz and Brooks Garland posted on April 25, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management
    If sieve was a soil type, it would well describe the farmland acres I manage in North Florida.
    Read More
  • Digital Edition

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    Online Extras

    Online Extras: June 2023 Issue

    May 3, 2023

    Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

    • Daily Data Analysis Keeps Nutrients, Water in Place
    • A Realistic Look at Refining EPA Pesticide Spray Drift Regulations
    • What Ever Happened to the Legendary Allis-Chalmers’ No-Till Planter?
    • No-Till Farmer Multimedia
    • No-Till Farmer’s Best of the Web

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