Articles by Mackane Vogel

Efficiency Proves Key for Unpredictable Harvest Season

Conservation Ag Operator Fellow & No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick highlights his innovative cover crop, harvest & high-yield strategies

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 8, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

As harvest season approaches in Vincennes, Ind., the region brings unique challenges for growers in the area. For Ray McCormick, this is nothing he hasn’t dealt with before.

Cover Crop Tactics on Display at Soul of the Soil Conference

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 7, 2024

This week we are in beautiful Galena, Ill., and we got a choice to check out the first ever Soul of the Soil Conference. This is put on by the Fields of Sinsinawa and we are actually going to toss it off to one of the presenters to talk a little bit about what’s going on in the world of cover crops at the first annual soul of the Soil Conference.

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[Video] One Pass Only: Seeding Cover Crops While Harvesting

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 1, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Conservation Ag Operator Fellow & No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick walks through the specs of his 35-foot wide John Deere Draper Platform and Gandy Air Seeders that he uses to seed cover crops while harvesting all in one pass.

Dialing Back Cover Crop Seeding Rate for Higher Efficiency

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 23, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Vincennes, Ind. No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick has a unique and efficient way of seeding cover crops with his draper and air seeder. Here’s the Conservation Ag Operator Fellow discussing some of the specs that make his setup so effective.

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[Video] Iowa State University Researches Tire PSI Levels’ Correlation to Compaction

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 20, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

James Tuschner of Ag Tire Talk and Mehari Tekeste of Iowa State University discuss recent findings from the University’s research on tire PSI levels and how it can affect compaction in the soil.

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[Video] Trelleborg Showcases New 850 Millimeter Tire with VF Technology

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 20, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Chris Neidert of Trelleborg Tires discusses the most important specs of the company’s new tire technology on display at Farm Progress 2024.

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Cover Crop Connections: Agri-Spray Drones Can Seed Cover Crops

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 9, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

One of the coolest parts of the 2024 Farm Progress Show is checking out the in-field demos. Earlier I had the chance to go to the Agri-Spray Drones tent where they were flying drones. Here’s how you can use drones to seed cover crops. CEO Taylor Moreland tells us more about it.

Researching Tire PSI Levels & Compaction

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 7, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Earlier I had a chance to stop inside the Iowa State University tent. And I talked with some of their researchers as well as ag tire expert James Tuschner. Let’s toss it over to them right now. We’re going to talk about PSI levels and compaction.

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops

No-Till Innovator Jim Hoorman unearths relationship between cover crops & nutrient content in the soil

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 4, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Understanding the nutrient content of cover crops can be challenging because it depends on many different factors.

Top 5 Conservation Ag Takeaways from Farm Progress Show 2024

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 3, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Strip-Till Farming

The 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa was filled with lots of new gadgets and innovations in the world of cover crops, no-till and all things conservation ag. Here are just a few of the most exciting things our editors saw while at the show.

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