Acres U.S.A. 2018 Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show
Date: 12/04/18
Location: Louisville, KY
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Mark Legan and his family share the tenets of their no-till program and how tile, manure applications and cover crops have ramped up their soil health.
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Sampling Tools and Tips for Field Diagnostics
Troubleshooting plant and soil-related problems in the field requires a good set of tools, some practical experiences and common sense. -
5 Tips for Profitably Managing Sulfur
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What’s Happening to the Nitrogen in My Water-Logged Soil?
With many farms experiencing excessive rains and saturated soil in 2017, Michigan State University Extension discusses how much nitrogen may have been lost through denitrification or leaching, and what to do about it. -
Cover Crops Following Small Grains: Selection and Management Guidelines
Following harvest of winter wheat or other small grains, fields are often left fallow. But with more than 40% of the growing season remaining, planting a cover crop may be a good option, says University of Wisconsin Extension.
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Flipping the Pages: No-Till Has Come a Long Way
It wasn’t long ago that our soils were thought of by farmers as something to be dominated to conform to our demands, rather than being preserved and improved. But no-till practices have made it possible for farmers to be sustainable and profitable. A new book we’ve released celebrates this achievement. -
Looking at No-Till Corn Production in a Totally New Way with 60-Inch Rows
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A Great Plains no-tiller who ‘walks the walk’ with taking soil health seriously shares how no-till is helping him succeed.
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In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by co-director of the University of Wisconsin’s Discovery Farms program Amber Radatz who will share on-farm data from more than 200 site years in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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What Have We Learned About Managing Soil Health?
Doug Miller, vice president and agronomist with Midwest Bio-Tech, presents the latest field research on farming practices used to build no-till soil health. Doug’s most recent webinar described the latest tools designed to measure soil health. This webinar focuses on practical lessons learned from several on-farm tests conducted during the past year.
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Sprayers & Spraying Equipment Product Spotlight 2018
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Planters, Drills & Air Seeders Product Roundup 2018
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Residue Management Product Spotlight 2018
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Make your spraying operations an even more valuable tool for your no-till system with this special 32-page management report. Get up to speed on the cost-saving precision spray technologies available on the market and pick up several how-to tips on improving application effectiveness. Plus, hear first-hand from No-Till Farmer readers as they share some of the updates they’ve made to their sprayers to ratchet up performance.
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Discover numerous tools and application strategies at your disposal today including the case for moving nitrogen (N) applications in corn to later in the season and the potential that crop sensors are showing for targeted N applications to increase efficiency and profitability. Plus, learn about certain species of cover crops that can fix significant amounts of N.
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