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Solving Vertical Destratification for Higher Corn Yields

National No-Tillage Conference Returns Jan. 9-12
November 28, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Learn when to consider different minimal tillage systems in a no-till operation, the economic and environmental impacts of surface-applied phosphorus and potassium, and how yields in the various systems are impacted by nutrient placement during the general session, "Solving Vertical Destratification for Higher Corn Yields." 
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Making Grazing So Easy a Corn Grower Can Do It

National No-Tillage Conference Returns Jan. 9-12
November 21, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Learn the what and how of virtual fencing, the dramatic agronomic benefits with livestock and why you stand to benefit economically from introducing livestock into your operation during the general session, "Making Grazing So Easy a Corn Grower Can Do It." 
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The 7 Wonders of the 300-Bushel Corn Yield World

National No-Tillage Conference Returns Jan. 9-12
November 18, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Learn from the Univ. of Illinois's Fred Below and Connor Sible about why you can’t rely solely on soil test values to provide the mineral nutrition needed for 300-bushel corn, why you should consider short-statured hybrids, the impact of higher plant populations on yield and how to manage continuous corn during the 2024 National No-Tillage Conference general session "The 7 Wonders of the 300-Bushel Corn Yield World."
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[Podcast] No-Till in the Palouse & Fertilizer Must-Knows with Guy Swanson

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators Podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, editor Frank Lessiter sits down with Guy Swanson, a 50+ year no-till veteran.
November 17, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators Podcast, brought to you by SOURCE® from Sound Agriculture, editor Frank Lessiter sits down with Guy Swanson, a 50+ year no-till veteran. The two of them discuss deep band fertilizer applications, the creation of the no-till Yielder Drill known as “Old Yeller,” and the early no-till movement that Swanson and his father sparked in the Palouse.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several no-tillers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois no-tiller Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin no-tiller Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

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