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Two-Day Delay Likely Won't Hurt Yield

December 23, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Tony Vyn, another Purdue University Extension specialist, indicates that plants that emerge 2 days apart can still yield the same. He ahs concentrated work on determining what it takes to make sure each plant in high-yield systems gets an equal shot.

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All Corn Plants Are Not Equal

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Water Management

While it's been known for a long time that young corn plants are typically shorter in continuous no-till corn fields, Tony Vyn maintains this doesn’t mean there is an overall lack of plant height across a field.

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All Corn Plants Are Not Equal

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2010

Bigger Corn Plants Bully No-Till Neighbors

January 27, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

t might not look like there's much going on in those roadside corn fields, but a Purdue University researcher has shown that corn plants are in a fierce battle with each other for resources.

Done Right, Corn Can Break Yield Barrier

November 27, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

A Purdue University no-till researcher's motto, "No plant left behind," sums up his research on achieving increased grain yield for corn at higher plant densities.

Why They Strip-Till... And What They’ve Picked Up

Five strip-tillers explain the benefits of this system in their operations.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

A growing number of farmers are switching to strip-till for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s to warm up soils that remain cold for too long in the spring, to trim input costs, to reduce compaction, improve drainage or other reasons, strip-till is getting a closer look these days.

Automatic Guidance Systems Putting Corn In The Right Spot

September 1, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

It's fair to say that optimum fertility helps produce optimum yields. Getting the right nutrients to the corn plant is imperative.

Take These No-Tilling Ideas To The Field

Check out practical no-tilling ideas you can use immediately in your cropping operation.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Plenty of good ideas for no-tillers came out of last summer’s 35th annual Top Farmer Crop Workshop at Purdue University. Here’s a quick rundown on the “best of the best” ideas.

Many Wheat Varieties Thrive In The Wide-Open Spacings

Using less no-till wheat seed per acre is the real key.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-Tillers who relay intercrop soybeans and wheat can choose from an array of wheat varieties that perform well in wider-row spacing, saving on equipment and seed costs.

Strip-Tillage Revives No-Till Corn

Faced with cold, wet soils to no-till into each spring, Ohio and Indiana growers credit strip-till with boosting corn yields by as much as 40 bushels per acre.

By Susan K. Davis posted on August 1, 1999 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

A revival is happening across the Corn Belt that could save no-till corn. The movement is called strip tillage.

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No-Tiller Overcomes Planter Problem on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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