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[Video] Tall Corn Stalks Help Hold Residue in Place, Make No-Tilling Easier

April 1, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Ray McCormick, No-Till Living Legend 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, picks corn as high as possible to hold stalks intact to help hold residue come spring.

FROM THE DESK OF JOHN DOBBERSTEIN

‘Sipping’ on Thoughts About Residue Decomposition

By John Dobberstein posted on January 25, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Apparently there’s no shortage these days of clever experiments to help illustrate important points about the health and functioning of soils.

[Webinar] The Dollars and Cents of Residue Breakdown

By Darrell Bruggink posted on August 23, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

During this webinar, Doug Miller, agronomist and vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech, helps you understand the fertility value of the nutrients in crop residue and how the residue decay process affects your bottom line. This FREE webinar is brought to you by the Midwest Bio-Tech. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Test For Corn Stalk Strength

October 6, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University Extension

The 2014 crop season had its fair share of severe weather across southwest Michigan. Heavy thunderstorm winds in combination with driving rainfall caused severe lodging in many corn fields in the southern two tiers of counties across Michigan in both the mid- and later vegetative growth stages.

No-Till Notes

Why Corn Stalks Won’t Decay And What To Do About It

No-tillers who find Bt stalks are hanging around a little too often should take a hard look at the ‘soil animals’ in their fields — they’re in the driver’s seat.

By Daniel Davidson posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Toughened corn stalks are the bane of raising high-yielding corn today.

Change In Phosphorus And Potassium Contents Of Corn Stalks Over Time

December 17, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Antonio P. Mallarino and Ryan R. Oltmans, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University

Increasing corn yield and harvest of cornstalks for feed, bedding or bioenergy production are generating numerous questions about phosphorus and potassium concentrations in cornstalks and removal.

A Winning Formula To Break Down Tough Residue

Agronomist says a mixture of 28%, Thio-Sul, humates, sugar and water can help digest today’s tough corn stalks for better corn yields the following year.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Corn residue has its good and bad points. It’s not so good if it interferes with no-till seed placement or crop emergence, but it’s a great source of food for soil biological activity and contains valuable nutrients for the next year’s crop.

No-Till Notes

Use Your Harvest To Manage Residue

By Jim Leverich posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Managing your crop residue correctly can have a large impact on how successful you are no-tilling.

No-Till Tradition, Passion For Change Fuel Miller Farms

Wisconsin no-tillers make use of cover crops, gypsum, winter wheat and precision ag to enhance soil biology and bump up no-till yields.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Five years ago, Nick and Luke Miller returned to Miller Farms near Oconomowoc, Wis., bringing with them a passion for change that works well with the no-till tradition their father, Bob, began 16 years ago.

Tips To Avoid Tire Damage From Stubble

August 2, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Corn stalks and stubble are causing damage to agricultural equipment tires that range from sidewall cuts and punctures to chipping of large tractor tires. In some cases damage can be so severe it may require the farmer to replace tires.

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No-Till Legend Concerned About Corn Profits in 2024

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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