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Soil Temperatures and Fall Ammonia Application

October 28, 2019 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Illinois Extension

According to NASS, Illinois producers harvested 36 percent of the corn crop and 52 percent of the soybean crop by October 20. That’s still behind the average pace of harvest, but harvest continues in many areas this week, and as it progresses, fields in many areas are becoming available for fall field work to begin.

Easing the Soil’s Temperature with Cover Crops

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Research has shown that both cover crops and perennial biofuel crops can relieve soil compaction. Cover crops are generally planted between cash crops such as corn and soybeans to protect the bare soil.

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Strip-Tilling Away Cold Soil Concerns

| Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Download this FREE eGuide from Strip-Till Farmer with valuable info and examples on applying fall strip-till farming techniques to increase your spring yields.

Determining Whether To Begin Corn Planting

April 25, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Purdue University

The 2014 corn planting season is certainly off to a slow start in Indiana and elsewhere across the Midwest, primarily due to delayed drying and warming of soils. The April 21 USDA-NASS crop report estimated that 1% of Indiana's corn crop had been planted as of April 20, compared to the 5-year average planting progress of 14%.

Strip-Till Revives No-Till Corn

By Susan K. Davis posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

A revival is happening across the Corn Belt that could save no-till corn, and it's called strip tillage.

Strip-Till Leaves Conventional Tillage In The Dust

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

In side-by-side comparisons, Monsanto test sites show clear-cut advantages for strip-till and no-till tillage, including greater profits.

Strip-Tilling Helps Farmers Warm Up Soils, Increase Yields

By Lynn Grooms posted on August 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

While soybean growers have been moving toward no-till in a big way, the growth of no-till corn acres has remained somewhat flat in recent years.

'Work The Zone' To Boost Strip-Till Fertility

By Dan Zinkand posted on May 30, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Placing fertilizer both shallow and deep, and planting in the middle of the bern, can maximize your strip-till corn yields.

Where Does Strip-Till Fit For Mississippi Growers?

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: By Ernie Flint, Mississippi State University Extension Agronomist

Old habits are hard to break. Most of us who advocate reduced-tillage practices have, at one time, been tillage addicts ourselves.

Monitoring Soil Warmup In Strip-Till Provides Clues To Yields

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 23, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

Using a soil thermometer that also collects and stores temperatures can help strip-tillers learn invaluable information, says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension crops adviser.

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