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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Using The Right Tools Brings No-Till Success

Doug Gronau believes technology can boost no-till profitability, but it must produce a quick return on investment.

By Doug Gronau and Martha Mintz posted on October 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

Returning to no-till after a 30-plus year hiatus was really a homecoming for my family. My father no-tilled in the 1960s, but moved away from the practice due to the lack of mechanical and herbicide options we needed to make no-till work.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Planning And Research Necessary For No-Till Success

Soaking up information from every possible source keeps Jim Hershey on a successful and productive no-till path.

By Jim Hershey and Martha Mintz posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

You can’t farm by the seat of your pants anymore. It takes a business plan and research to get maximum yields and profits.

Nitrogen And Sulfur Sources For Sidedress Application

July 10, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Daniel Kaiser, U-M Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, University of Minnesota

As the growing season moves forward more questions have occurred about what products to use in side-dress situations.

Use The MicroSPEC System For Managing Micronutrients

February 21, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

Source: By Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin

Deciding when to apply micronutrients [Boron (B), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Molybdenum (Mo), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni) and Chlorine (Cl)] in crop production systems is often a difficult task.

Sulfur Fertility For Crop Production

February 16, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Mark Jeschke and Keith Diedrick, Pioneer Hi-Bred Crop Insights Newsletter

Corn and soybeans often do not respond to sulfur fertilizer, but yield responses can be substantial in cases where sulfur is deficient.

Tune Up Your Strip-Till Fertilizer Program

Strip-tillers share how they boost fertilizer efficiency by varying rates and mixing up timing, placement and equipment.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Whether they’re veterans or rookies, six strip-tillers across the U.S. are paying close attention to their fertilizer programs to maximize profitable production of corn, soybeans and other crops

‘Get With The System’ To Push Corn, Soybean Yields

The right soil tests, inputs, equipment and even water help an Iowa no-tiller hit yield potentials

By Martha Mintz posted on January 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Success is bound to come when even the performance of water is held to a higher standard as it is on Keith Schlapkohl’s Stockton, Iowa, farm.

Visual Symptoms Tell Story of Nutrient Deficiencies

October 19, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: The Mosaic Company

Throughout the growing season, crops may exhibit unusual coloring, stunted growth and leaf damage or defoliation.

Corn May Be In Need Of Sulfur

October 8, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Jennifer Shike

University of Illinois researchers say corn response to sulfur may be more common than in the past.

Corn Rootworm-Resistant Hybrids Need More Nutrients

The larger root mass in hybrids with corn-rootworm resistance function longer and remove more water and nutrients than non-corn-rootworm counterparts.

By Dan Zinkland posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

No-tillers need to pay attention to the extra phosphorus, zinc and other nutrients that corn rootworm-resistant (CRW) hybrids use compared to biotech hybrids without the CRW trait, says Fred Below, University of Illinois plant physiologist.

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