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Yetter Stalk Devastator Now Fits More Corn Headers

October 14, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

The 5000 Stalk Devastator from Yetter Farm Equipment is now available for more corn head models.

Minimizing Soybean Harvest Loss

September 5, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

The USDA is predicting a record soybean crop for 2014 with a total of 3.8 billion bushels, up 16% from last year. Also another big world soybean producer Brazil saw their record production during this year.

Get More From Your Nitrogen With Late-Season Stalk Tests

Lessons learned from measuring nitrates as corn reaches physiological maturity can help no-tillers improve nitrogen management and the farm’s bottom line.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

No-tillers wanting to get a better handle on how efficiently they’re using nitrogen on corn acres should consider late-season corn-stalk nitrate sampling programs, including one offered by the Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network.

Tips For Evaluating Corn Hybrid Demonstration Plots

September 21, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Peter Thomison, Ohio State University C.O.R.N. Newsletter

When checking out these plots, it's important to keep in mind their relative value and limitations.

Check Cornfields For Stalk Rot, Standability

September 21, 2010 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: By Alison Robertson, Iowa State University Plant Pathologist

Scout cornfields now for stalk rots which may threaten standability, Alison Robertson, Iowa State University plant pathologist says.

Conditions Put Corn At Risk To Lodging

October 15, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management

Harvest delays caused by the onslaught of wet and unusually cold October weather are adding another stress to this year's predicted near record no-till corn crop.

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 Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

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.

Continuous Corn Residue Tough But Manageable

Some no-tillers are learning the ropes and suppliers are looking to meet their needs as rising prices lure growers toward corn on corn.

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Residue Management

Don’t be discouraged by the challenges you faced no-tilling corn on corn for the first time this year; you’re not alone.

Don’t Separate Nitrogen And Tillage

It pays to remember that different tillage systems affect nitrogen in different ways.

June 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management

You can't talk about nitrogen management without talking about tillage management. And separating nitrogen management from management of no-till and other tillage systems can be dangerous, according to Alan Sundermeier, an Ohio State University extension educator.

With Right Tools, No-Tilling Tomatoes A Reality

A Pennsylvania no-tiller uses Buffalo rolling stalk chopper and a specially designed planter to transplant no-till tomatoes into a cover crop.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Some 15 years ago, no-tilling tomatoes wasn’t even thought to be possible. But no-tiller Steve Groff has found huge success transplanting tomatoes into a thick cover crop with the aid of a Buffalo rolling stalk chopper and no-till planter developed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI).

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