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‘Split Decision’ Helping More No-Tillers Improve Their Nitrogen Efficiency

Growers and researchers say they’re seeing increased corn yields and more application flexibility with Y-drop systems with targeted placement.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2020 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

With corn prices continuing on a stagnant path for the foreseeable future, many no-tillers are looking for ways to ratchet up efficiency with their inputs, including with nitrogen (N).

3 No-Tillers Honored for Responsible Nutrient Management Practices (2020)

The 12th class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners is reaping the rewards from soil and tissue testing, thoughtful fertilizer applications and using cover crops.

By Laura Handke posted on January 24, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Recognized for their successful, exacting fertilizer application practices, Karl Dirks, Mount Joy, Pa., Don Villwock of Edwardsport, Ind., and Lowell King of Loma, Colo., were honored as the 12th class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners at the 2020 National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis.

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Fertility Application Options in No-Till

June 5, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Source: Jon Stevens

No-tiller and strip-till Jon Stevens of Maple Grove Farms in Rock Creek, Minn., discusses fertilizer application options in no-till, including broadcasting, 2-by-2-inch application, dribbling, surface banding and side dressing, and why using a coulter is “good for your checkbook and good for your land.”

Multiple Use Toolbar Offers Attachment Flexibility

September 6, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

Source: HFL Fabricating

New from HFL Fabricating is its TP800S series toolbar, designed for multiple uses including interseeding, sidedressing, strip tilling and seed drilling. Models are available in widths from 10 to 40 feet.

Making Decisions Based on Current Nitrogen Availability

June 11, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Purdue University Extension

Purdue University Extension offers recommendations on further nitrogen applications based on results from recent soil samples.

Soil Nitrate-N Variability on Corn Fields with Repeated Manure Practices

August 12, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Michigan State University Extension

A summary of the 2016 pre-sidedress soil nitrate tests (PSNT) indicates PSNT is a useful nitrogen management tool on corn fields with repeated manure practices.

Nitrogen Sensing for On-the-Go Variable-Rate Application in Corn

February 2, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Cornell Cooperative Extension

Cornell Cooperative Extension explains the different options for proximal sensing nitrogen in corn and the nitrogen efficiency this technology can provide.

The Secrets of No-Till Yield Champions

No-tillers David Hula and Kip Cullers say spoon-feeding crops at the right time, intensive scouting, healthy soils and even emergence have helped them raise contest-winning corn and soybean yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

One of the most valuable lessons David Hula learned about farming came several years ago from a towering former NFL player turned DuPont Pioneer agronomist.

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Precise Fertility Guidelines For Corn Can Save You On Nitrogen

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

While many Corn Belt no-tillers have suspected it for years, it took researchers at North Dakota State University to demonstrate how continuously no-tilled soils require less nitrogen.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Donning No-Till Armor To Save Soils

Lucas Criswell is pushing his 30-year no-till system another step higher by seeding row crops into taller cover crops and using precision technology to safeguard nutrients and the environment.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

I wish I could rewind and start over no-tilling with what I know now. The longer we no-till, the more we learn about what was really happening in our fields as we made the transition, and what we could have done then to take our soils farther, faster.

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Tweaking Plans for More Profits

Jordan and Katie Hancock of Fulton, Ky., have made adjustments to their equipment and cropping rotation in attempts to protect and improve their soils and profits. To learn about their operation, see the article “Adjusting Equipment, Adding Crops Improves No-Till Operation” from the October 2015 issue.

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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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