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2024 Strip-Till Innovator Develops Banded System for 300-Bushel Yields

Chris Perkins introduces strip-till to growers in his region & boosts yields by 60 bushels per acre with liquid & dry fertilizer program.

By Noah Newman posted on July 19, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Every time Otwell, Ind., strip-tiller Chris Perkins breaks the 300-bushel barrier, a framed vintage DeKalb seed bag goes up on his office walls, showing the year, hybrid type and yield number. He’s running out of wall space.

How May's Geomagnetic Storms Impacted No-Till Planting Season

By Noah Newman posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

“We have markers, and we used them while we were having signal trouble," says John Holles of Springfield, Minn. "Row shutoffs didn’t work, but we didn’t have them 20 years ago either.”

Wabash County SWCD Covering up to 10 Strip-Till Conference Registrations

June 13, 2024

Source: The Paper of Wabash County

The Wabash County SWCD Board of Supervisors are such believers in this event that they are going to pay for the cost of up to 10 registrations for the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference — a $429 commitment per registration by the district.

5 Advantages & 5 Disadvantages for Using Drones to Seed Cover Crops

By Alex Thomas and John Fulton posted on June 5, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

Source: Ohio Country Journal

2024 will serve as the third year for using drones here in Ohio as a popular option to spread cover crops. Here are some advantages of drone seeding.

Symptoms of Early Season Herbicide Injury to Corn

By Dwight Lingenfelter posted on May 16, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

Thoroughly consider the possible reasons for the symptoms before you draw conclusions. Here is a summary of the potential for herbicide injury and the associated symptoms.

Dealer: "Keep Eye on Guess Rows" After Geomagnetic Storms Affect GPS Signals

By Noah Newman posted on May 14, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is calling it the most extreme geomagnetic storm since 2003, with reported impacts including power grid irregularities, degradation to high-frequency communications, GPS and possibly satellite navigation.

Salin 247's Autonomous Planter No-Tills Soybeans in Iowa

By Noah Newman posted on May 3, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

Salin 247's lightweight, electric-powered planter no-tilled soybeans in Webster County, Iowa this spring.

Key Factors to Consider When Choosing Manure Application Rates

By Leslie Johnson posted on April 29, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Note that manure characteristics vary significantly among species, so choosing a rate based on the coverage it provides on the soil surface is not a recommended method of determining an appropriate application rate.

Is a Smart Sprayer Practical for No-Till Fields?

By Rodrigo Werle posted on April 11, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Source: WiscWeeds.info

"Balancing savings and effective management of troublesome weed species will be a major challenge with these novel precision application systems," says Rodrigo Werle, associate professor and extension cropping systems weed scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Celebrate National Ag Day with a No-Till Pioneer

By Noah Newman posted on March 19, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Mt. Pulaski, Ill., no-tiller Jeff Martin stars in the season 3 premiere of ADM’s ongoing Faces of Food film series, which goes live on National Ag Day.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, southern Indiana no-tiller Ray McCormick shows off the unique features of his Horsch Maestro 2430 planter. Meanwhile, 40 miles east of McCormick, Strip-Till Innovator Award recipient Chris Perkins shows how chains on his planter deliver ROI in more ways than one.

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