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Strip-Till Shorts, July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Water Management

Source: RTK Leads The Way

RTK makes strip-tilling work well, strip-till shines during drought and deep banding phosphate and potash cane work if managed properly.

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Adopt Precision Ag Tools One Step At A Time

After purchasing precision equipment, make sure you collect the necessary data to properly use and profit from the technology

By Jim Leverich posted on March 1, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

While percision AG tools may not be “new” anymore, many producers aren’t utilizing the technology to its fullest. Many farmers tell me they have 5 to 6 years of yield maps, but they don’t know what to do with them.

5 Money-Saving Tips For No-Tillers

Lowering soybean seeding rates and scrutinizing phosphate and potash applications top Marion Calmer’s list on how to save more than $100 per acre

By Dan Zinkland posted on March 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

With 25 years of onfarm research backing him up, Marion Calmer told 789 attendees at this year’s National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, that there are five ways no-tillers can shave expenses without hurting grain production.

Innovative Farmers Host Virginia Conservation Tour

June 10, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Innovative farmers who provide their communities environmental benefits and who operate profitable farms will host a conservation tour in the Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia on Aug. 3

8 Precision Practices That Pay To The Max

High-tech tools make management techniques possible that keep crop production at Rulon Enterprises efficient and cost-effective.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Remember the simple days when high-tech in the field meant having a tractor with air conditioning and a radio? Today, cabs are positively teeming with technology.

Fall Nitrogen Requires A Balancing Act

Reduce your spring workload and apply nitrogen more cheaply, but the risk of leaching could leave you short of nitrogen when corn needs it.

By Mark Moore posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

When you have a spring season like 2008, you can understand why some growers make an effort to apply at least some of their nitrogen in the fall. But just because you get your nitrogen applied before winter flies, that doesn’t mean it will all be there next spring and summer when your corn needs it.

Whether Chopping Or Distributing Residue, Do It Evenly

Tougher stalks from Bt corn hybrids, increased use of fungicides and the chance to trim fertilizer needs are bringing more attention to effective residue management at harvesttime.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Residue Management, Precision Agriculture

How you manage your crop residues this fall can have a major impact on the profit of your 2009 crops.

Sorting Through The Strip-Till Puzzle Pieces

Precision expert and strip-tiller Steve Cubbage lays out the key considerations for managing a successful, top-notch strip-till system.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

If you’re going to make strip-till work, Steve Cubbage warns you, first of all, that it isn’t for the “faint of heart.”

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7 Steps To Making Precision Technology Work

Clay and Wade Mitchell took seven crucial steps to convert their Iowa farm into the world’s “highest tech” ag production system.

By Clay T. Mitchell posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

In a recent entry on The Mitchell Farm Web site (www.mitchellfarm.com), I wrote that “effectiveness comes from getting the one piece of information necessary to make a decision and leaving the rest unseen.” I was referring to how easy it is to get smothered in GPS field-generated data, but often not knowing how to put it to work.

New Weed Control Tools Coming Into Fuller View

It may not be a Roundup Ready dominated world for long, as several new herbicide-tolerant technologies will be available in the near future.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Remember the days when it seemed a new herbicide mode of action or active ingredient for controlling weeds was being discovered and made available to no-tillers each year? Well, we’re beginning to enter a similar golden era with herbicide-tolerant crops.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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