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Video: Scouting Every Acre

August 11, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection
Davie Stephens shares how he uses dirt bikes to scout every acre after planting to evaluate crop stand and whether an insecticide application is needed. This year, the Wingo, Ky., no-tiller will also use a drone for scouting and is interested to see what the drone will see compared to what he sees on the ground.
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3 Tips on No-Tilling ‘Up North’

By Laura Barrera posted on August 4, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Driving through southeastern Minnesota earlier this year, it was clear that no-till was the exception, not the rule. Cold, wet soils can be a challenge for no-till, but the working up of rolling ground and steep slopes that I saw also means there's greater erosion.
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No-Till Notes: Is Your Corn Header Handling No-Till Residue?

Many new technologies are available today for corn headers, but no-tillers must keep their residue management goals in mind.
By Jim Leverich posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

For many years we’ve had corn heads designed to accommodate only the row spacing you’ve chosen to plant. And these headers may or may not have done the best job handling the stout corn hybrids we have today, which affects the residue situation no-tillers must deal with the following year.


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Working to Perfect a Spring Strip-Till System

The Rebout farm in Janesville, Wis., adopted strip-till 15 years ago and constantly experiments to streamline a one-pass spring system.
By Ian Gronau posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

Some farmers see switching to strip-till as a leap of faith. Luckily, for the Rebout family in Janesville, Wis., it was a gamble that paid off both immediately and in the long run.


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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

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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