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Corn Seeding Rates Among Tough Decisions For Farmers

April 14, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Jennifer Stewart, Ag Answers, Purdue University

As planting season approaches for the eastern Corn Belt, corn growers will be making a series of important decisions, including how many seeds to plant per acre for the best potential yield.

Thoughts About Seeding Rates For Corn

February 15, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Purdue University

Of all the many agronomic management decisions a corn grower makes each year, one would think that choice of seeding rate would be among the simplest.

A Cover Crop Bonus: Weed Suppression

With the pipeline of new herbicides hitting the market shrinking in the next decade, wisely chosen cover crops that establish quickly and are controlled properly can keep weeds at bay.

By Martha Mintz posted on August 1, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

No-tillers are finding that weed suppression can be an added benefit of using cover crops by tweaking a few management strategies in their fields.

Mixes Boost The Power Of Cover Crops

Here are tips and steps for no-tillers looking to plant and reap the benefits of multi-species cover crop mixes.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

While no-tillers may have started dabbling in cover crops by planting two species at a time, these early adopters are now taking the natural next step by planting cover crop mixes.

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Expenses Take Steep Climb For No-Tillers

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

While no-tillers continue to enjoy some of the highest grain prices in recent history, it’s clear that they need those prices to stay high, judging by their 2011 expense sheet.

Drop Soybean Seeding Rate, Save $10-$18 An Acre

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska

With soybean seed costs on the rise, producers in the Greater Quad County On-Farm Research group wondered if they could reduce their soybean populations while maintaining yield and saving money.

Planting Wheat In November In Ohio

November 19, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Pierce Paul, Ohio State University

It is well beyond the recommended time for planting wheat in the State of Ohio, but some producers are still interested in getting wheat planted and would like to know what are their chances of having a successful crop, even after planting this late.

Different N Rate For Higher Corn Populations?

February 9, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Source: Robert Mullen, Greg LaBarge, Ohio State University

As producers consider, or continue, pushing higher seeding rates for corn, the question often asked is, "Do I need to push higher N rates to exploit the higher seeding rates for more yield?"

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Price Resistance Prompts Monsanto To Cut Seed Prices

June 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Lagging sales of Monsanto’s new SmartStax corn hybrids and Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean varieties have led the company to lower some seed prices as second quarter earnings dropped 19%.

8 Areas To Focus On For Higher Wheat Yields

Residue management, proper seeding rates, timely nitrogen applications and scouting for diseases are some of the keys to pushing no-till wheat yields to worthwhile levels

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

From the Pacific Northwest to the Great Plains to the Eastern Corn Belt, no-tillers John Aeschliman, Dan Forgey, Allen Dean and Romey Bardwell grow different varieties of dryland wheat in different soils in areas receiving vastly different amounts of rain.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin Till, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick explains why it’s going to be tough to “not lose a lot of money this year” on corn. Plus, we ask our readers, “On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about drought this year?” Hear why some farmers are worried, and why others aren’t very worried at all.

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