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How Late Planting May Impact Corn, Soybean Insects

May 13, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Mike Gray, University of Illinois Integrated Pest Management program

Lately I've received quite a few emails and calls regarding the potential impact of this season's late planting on corn and soybean insects.

Study: Continuous No-Till Lacking In Lake Erie Drainage Area

May 8, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Ohio Ag Connection

A recently completed five-year study of conservation tillage practices in the 4.9 million acre Western Lake Erie Basin watershed reveals that most fields in the watersheds are either tilled conventionally or stirred with mulch tillage at least once every three to five years.

Not All Fertilizer Bands Play The Same Song

May 5, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

So often, phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are used in the same sentence when people talk about banded fertilizer applications, as if both were different verses of the same song

Wrapping Up Corn Planting In Nebraska

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 4, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Managing editor John Dobberstein and I are visiting two western Iowa no-tillers today on the final day of a 3-day farm tour around Omaha, Neb. We started with two visits near Lincoln, Neb., on Monday; then visited no-tillers in southeast Nebraska, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa on Tuesday.

Fertility An Investment, Not A Cost

Wisconsin no-tiller Bill Hurtgen is using tips gained at ‘night school’ to balance and build his soils and protect yields.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

No-till fertility management and herbicide rotation have saved Downing, Wis., multi-tasker Bill Hurtgen time and money. All are nuggets the relatively new farmer picked up attending a night class at his local technical college.

Coulter Sharpness Is More Important Than Coulter Type

May 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment

Recent research shows spending your time sharpening coulters for no-till planters is probably better use of your time than deciding what kind of coulter to use.

Finding The Right Fit With Fertility

To be more efficient with fertilizer, strip-tillers must be use caution in cutting rates and put nutrients where they do more good than harm.

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

One reason why growers are turning to strip-till is so they can place nutrients in the soil where plants need them.

Reaping The Benefits Of Long-Term No-Till

Variable-rate technology, improved drainage and key equipment decisions spell 30 years of no-till success for the Kinney family.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

The genesis of no-till on the rolling hills of R & K Farms began during the 1970s when Jay Robert Renick drove to southern Ohio to attend a field day.

Digging For Details Yields Variable-Rate Success

Proper soil-sampling techniques and a calibrated yield monitor can help no-tillers get much more out of their fertility program.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Junk in, junk out. Variable-rate fertilizer and nutrient recommendations are only as good as the data used to calculate them.

10 Sprayer Features No-Tillers Swear By

Growers share customizations and technology add-ons, ranging from convenient to essential, that boost efficiency and profitability.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

After the planter, the sprayer may be the most important piece of equipment to no-tillers, so it makes sense to want them functioning perfectly.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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