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No-Till Innovator Envisions Multiple Cash Crops Planted Together, No Inputs as Future of Farming

Already running a 100% organic no-till operation, Rick Clark continues exploring methods for more efficient, profitable farming

By Elise Koning posted on June 28, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-Till Innovator Rick Clark of Williamsport, Ind., says diversity is his top consideration in building soil health. His farm fields have 9 different crops growing throughout the year.

Tips for Topdressing Nitrogen to Winter Grains

March 17, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Penn State Extension says now is the time think about topdressing wheat, and what to consider in regards to timing and materials.

Late-Season Purpling In Sorghum

October 24, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Purpling of plant tissues has been detected on sorghum in various regions of the state this fall. In many cases, this is related to an abundance of photosynthetic sugars and accumulation of a pigment called anthocyanin (reddish-purple pigment) within the plants.

McGill Discovery Should Save Wheat Farmers Millions

October 18, 2013

The global wheat industry sometimes loses as much as $1 billion a year because prolonged rainfall and high humidity contribute to grains germinating before they are fully mature. The result is both a lower yield of wheat and grains of inferior quality.

Weed Management Considerations For No-Till Small Grains

October 3, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

We have discussed this in the past, but it probably requires a review again with no-till wheat and other seedings commencing:

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Know Value of Each Seed Trait

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Besides looking at new traits, plant breeders are paying close attention to each new corn hybrid’s reaction to various production practices. These include a hybrid’s performance with post-emergence herbicides, foliar fungicides, different seeding rates, various planting dates, continuous corn and nitrogen usage.

No-Till Corn Champ Offers His Tips For Success

Continually feeding the corn plant and micronutrients are among the things that work for Virginia no-tiller David Hula.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

While it might seem hard to believe, the no-tiller who grew the highest yields in the nation last year calls corn just a rotational crop. That’s because David Hula has a thriving soybean and small grains seed production business.

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