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Tillage Proves Most Damaging Factor to Beneficial Fungi in Soil

By Mike Amaranthus posted on March 27, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Soils act as vast reservoirs for the Earth's carbon, and even a minor alteration in the soil's carbon content can have a profound effect on the stability of our atmosphere. Scientists have recently recognized the substantial carbon storage capacity within soil fungal networks, particularly the mycorrhizal mycelial network. Up to 36% of annual global carbon emissions are stored within this network.

Beck's: Fungicide in Soy at the R3 Growth Stage Boosts ROI

August 2, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

Applying fungicide at the right time maximizes profits, Beck’s Practical Farm Research (PFR) seven-year data found, later concluding that adding a fungicide at the R3 growth stage results in a return on investment of $17.68 per acre.

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Nebraska Study: Producers Evaluate Practices to Increase Soybean Yield, Profit

April 26, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska

As planting gets started, you may be considering what management practices will increase soybean yields. In 2021, Nebraska farmers completed a three-year on-farm research study which evaluated a suite of management practices that could increase soybean yield and profitability.

9 Tips to Help You Put $100 Per Acre Back in Your Pocket

Findings from Beck’s Practical Farm Research indicate closing wheels, planting dates and application timing impact ROI for your no-till corn and soybeans.

By Michaela Paukner posted on December 10, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Findings from Beck’s Practical Farm Research indicate closing wheels, planting dates and application timing impact ROI for your no-till corn and soybeans.

[Video] Managing Nutrient Issues for High Yielding No-Tilled Corn

November 4, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Lebanon, Pa., no-tiller Darren Grumbine discusses some of the nutritional challenges he’s faced no-tilling corn and the new approach he took this year feeding nutrients to the crop when they’re needed using tissue tests and on-farm trials.

[Video] Transitioning to Twin-Row No-Till

December 28, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Elwood, Ind., no-tiller Rick Williams discusses his transition to twin-row, no-till corn with in-furrow fertilizer, timing strategies for multi-stage fungicide application and the value of farm trials on his 650-acre corn and soybean operation.

Is a Fungicide Needed at Herbicide Timing in Winter Wheat?

May 15, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University

The decision to apply a fungicide should be driven by the presence of disease symptoms and also current and forecast weather conditions.

Deciding Whether to Spray for Gray Leaf Spot

June 27, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Years of fungicide application research demonstrate that the single best time to apply a fungicide to corn for gray leaf spot control is from VT-R1, says Kansas State University Extension.

Soybean Foliar Diseases More Common This Year

August 10, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

If soybean fields are at the R3 to early R4 growth stage, the potential for return on fungicide will be greater where foliar diseases are present, says University of Nebraska Extension.

Seven Questions To Ask Before Late Fungicide Applications

August 5, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

You can bet if you're a grower here in the Mid-atlantic, you've seen your share of corn diseases.

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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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