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Best Practices for Avoiding Compaction at Harvest

Ag engineer Paul Jasa shares some actionable information about avoiding compaction issues this fall during harvest to pave the way for planting next spring.

By Paul Jasa posted on October 26, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

In some areas, fall rains have left the fields soft and ruts are being cut into the soil during harvest. These ruts leave the soil surface rough and have severe compaction below them.

Corn Stand Evaluation and Replant Decisions

May 14, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Pioneer

In severe cases of stand reduction, growers will need to determine if replanting will be more profitable than keeping the current crop.

Planting Corn into Cold Soils

May 5, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

North Dakota State University Extension warns that a heavy, cold rain after planting seems to increase the chances of imbibitional injury because it overwhelms the ability of the soil to warm the water before it reaches the seed.

5 Factors That Affect Nitrogen Loss

December 26, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Iowa State University Extension

With excess rain occurring throughout the Midwest, Iowa State University Extension explains what impacts nitrogen loss from fall applications.

Expect Sidewall Compaction When Planting in Wet Conditions

April 30, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Even though the calendar says corn planting is late, if fields are too wet the best thing to do is wait, says the University of Kentucky Ag Extension.

Cool, Wet Conditions May Favor Seedcorn Maggot

May 15, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: University of Minnesota

Recent cool and wet conditions may increase the risk of seedcorn maggot infestation in some soybean and corn fields.

Will Purple Plants Mean Lower Yields?

May 21, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Like the swallows that return to Capistrano, it seems that purpling in young corn returns every year somewhere, says Bob Nielsen, Purdue University corn agronomist.

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Conservation Tillage A Worldwide Thing

Growers on three continents compare notes on their challenges, methods and equipment for best results.

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2004 | Posted in Soil Health

Thanks to the magic of computers, no-tillers and would-be no-tillers from the far corners of the Earth can conveniently get together. That’s what happened recently, when growers from Scotland, England, New Zealand and the U.S. met at Farmers Forum, No-Till Farmer’s online message board. Here’s how they found common ground.

Overcoming High Moisture Soil Concerns

These Iowa no-tillers are convinced that wet soil problems are mostly mechanical rather than agronomic concerns.

By Lynn Grooms posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Eight years after jumping into no-till, Paul Reed and his three brothers had just about had it. “We almost quit no-tilling in 1990,” says Reed, explaining that as they expanded their no-till acreage, they also saw their planting window shrinking.

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Eliminating Dirt From The Inside Of Gauge Wheels

No-tillers offered their solutions to this dirty problem and swayed another farmer away from using a rotary hoe.

By Michael Austin posted on July 1, 2002 | Posted in Equipment

The web site www.no-tillfarmer.com has been busy the past few weeks. If you haven't taken a look at the site, now is the perfect time. Some of your fellow no-tillers have been chiming in on subjects ranging from the best planters to what rotations work best to the No-Till Farmer's featured topic of problems with dirt building up on gauge wheels.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we talk to East Troy, Wis., no-tiller Jim Stute as he wraps up corn harvest. Stute reflects on a challenging year and shares how he was able to conserve moisture with cereal rye.

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