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No-Till Notes: Improving Efficiency in Your No-Till Fertility

Take soil tests, select efficient fertilizer products and consider timing and placement to reduce nutrient loss and economically build up soil levels.

By Jim Leverich posted on July 30, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Every year we evaluate our management practices to see how we can improve our efficiency. Selecting the right hybrids and varieties are key to our success, but fine-tuning our fertilizer program has also paid big dividends.

July 2016 Poll: Soil and Tissue Tests

By Laura Barrera posted on June 16, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

What types of soil and tissue tests do you take?

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Tips for Evaluating Macronutrients on Soil Tests

April 27, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Alberta Canola

Rigas Karamanos, a senior agronomist for Koch Agronomic Services, explains what western Canada growers should look for and expect based on nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur results on soil tests.

No-Till Notes: How to Plan Your Summer Fertility Program

Soil test to determine what’s available to your crops and follow with tissue or sap testing to detect possible deficiencies.

By Daniel Davidson posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Planning your crop’s fertility begins with soil testing, followed by planning your fertilizer application, followed by summer tissue testing. Some nutrients will go on in the fall, others in the spring and the rest in the summer, depending on you and your agronomist’s approach to nutrient management.

Case Closed: Soil Tests Confirm No-Till Success

Better equipment, residue-producing crops and plenty of persistence have keyed Steve Hoffman’s no-till transition in the Texas Panhandle.

By Jim Steiert posted on November 25, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

Organic-matter readings from soil tests pretty much sum up the success Steve Hoffman has seen converting his farm in the Texas Panhandle to no-till practices.

Fall Soil Tests: Now or Before Freeze-Up?

September 21, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Woods End Releases Solvita Field Test for Checking Soil Biology

August 12, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

Woods End Laboratories announced the release of the Solvita Field test, which enables growers to conduct on-site evaluations of soil biology without the added expense of sending samples to a lab.

5 Key Soil Test Measurements for Productive Soils

April 13, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Check soil pH, phosphorus and potassium levels, organic matter, cation exchange capacity and base saturation on soil test analysis, says AgSource Laboratories.

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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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