Joe Bassett, president of Dawn Equipment Co., highlights features of the company’s new Reflex X-Sense planter downforce system, which relies on magnetically charged latching to open and close two small valves. This is the first row-crop system that is a digital hydraulic control device, Bassett says.
Most of Kansas received significant rainfall in May after being dry for most of the winter and spring. One result of this has been a flush of growth in late-developing tillers. Where this has occurred, there is essentially a second canopy of green heads along with the main canopy of ripe heads.
Kansas State University agronomist Alan Schlegel discusses his multi-year field tests of intensive dryland cropping systems for western Kansas, going beyond the conventional wheat-sorghum-fallow rotations.
Jason Warren, soil and water conservation specialist for Oklahoma State University Extension, compares no-tilled soils after heavy rains vs. conventionally tilled soils.
Monsanto is hosting meetings across Europe to woo shareholders in Syngenta after the Swiss seed and crop chemical firm rejected a second takeover approach from its U.S. rival on Monday.
Planting high-quality seed into a good seedbed when soil temperatures are above 50 F will help minimize early season corn problems, says University of Missouri Extension.
University of Nebraska Extension explains why refuge compliance is critical to preventing resistance buildup and how growers can ensure they're following compliance.
Applying sugar may not result in direct yield increases, but researchers and growers are finding it can boost beneficial insect populations and improve crop health.
While phytotoxicity may be more severe when Ilevo is used with pre-emergence herbicide treatments, preliminary research found it likely won't effect soybean stand or cause yield reductions.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, growers from across the U.S. share their predictions for the upcoming planting season, including one no-tiller who’s “bullish” about a great spring.
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