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Residue Management Drives Corn Head Developments

The trend to continuous corn, twin-row corn and Bt hybrids is shifting the task of managing increased residue to the corn head.
By Dave Kanicki posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Residue Management, Seeding & Planting
It used to be that the primary task of a corn head was to harvest corn: separate the ear from the stalk with as little grain loss as possible, while collecting as little trash as possible, says Marion Calmer, a no-till farmer with Calmer Corn Heads in Alpha, Ill. But as growers look to better integrate field operations, the corn head is playing an increasingly important role in managing crop residue as well.
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Buying A Planter? Get To Know Your Dealer First

Apart from the technical and mechanical features of a new planter, growers need to expect more from their dealer. Here are some questions you should be asking before talking equipment.
February 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment
For growers, especially those who are newer to no-till, Dave Dum has some advice: pick your equipment dealer wisely when looking for a no-till planter.
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Get Your No-Till Planter In Good Shape For Spring

Here’s a checklist to help ensure that nothing critical to effective, efficient planting is missed before you head into the fields
By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment
Given the importance of uniform emergence and a good plant stand, fine-tuning your no-till planter should be a must before spring arrives. Dave Moeller, an experienced no-tiller and ag consultant who operates Moeller Ag service in Keota, Iowa, offers the following guidelines for getting your planter ready.
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Boost Profits With Each Spraying Trip

The sprayer is becoming the most important piece of equipment on the farm for assuring top crop yields. It’s the only machine that can protect your profits every time it goes over the ground.
By Ron Ross posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment
The interest in sprayers following the Asian soybean rust threat in 2005 has really never waned, for several reasons.
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New Crop Protection Products Keep Coming

With herbicide-tolerant corn acres expected to rise to about 70 percent in 2008, new herbicides bring residual activity to help improve weed control.
By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection
Just because herbicide-tolerant crops now dominate the majority of acres in the Midwest does not mean that crop protection manufacturers are bowing out of the new herbicides race. In fact, many are adapting their portfolios to the way that growers prefer to control weeds today, particularly in corn.
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Outreach Efforts Capture No-Till Innovator Awards

Long-term commitment to spreading the word links this year’s winners.
February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection
The influence of this year’s No-Till Innovator Award winners stretches a long way, from Ohio to Kansas, up to Pennsylvania and west to Idaho — and even across the oceans. The winners’ agricultural legacy is already well established: regions full of growers who have turned to no-tilling for improved profits, better soils and sustainable farming operations.
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