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Yield Benefits Of Drought-Tolerant Corn Hybrids

April 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Kansas State University

In the last few years, drought conditions have raised questions about the utilization of corn as the main crop for maximizing yield production per unit of available water in dryland environments.

Raven and Kinze Announce Collaboration on Multi-Hybrid Planter System

January 24, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

Raven Industries, Inc. announced a collaboration with Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. to bring a new multi-hybrid planter control system to Kinze's world-leading product offering.

High Nitrogen Rates Increase Micronutrient Uptake, Storage In Corn

November 7, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Natalie van Hoose, Purdue University

A Purdue University study shows that high-yielding, modern corn hybrids take up not only more nitrogen from soil but more micronutrients such as zinc, iron, manganese and copper. Nitrogen fertilizer rates also influence how much of these nutrients are stored in the grain at harvest.

Hybrids, Weather Matter In Strip-Till Corn Study

July 2, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Monsanto Co.

Corn no-tilled into soybean stubble beat strip-tilled corn-on-corn by an average of 42 bushels per acre under irrigation and dryland conditions in a 2011 study Monsanto conducted at its Learning Center in Gothenburg, Neb.

Strip-Till, Growth Product Boosts Corn Yields

By Dan Zinkand posted on May 30, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Combining strip-till with a plant-growth enhancement product increased corn yields up to 30 bushels per acre in 2010 field tests.

Strip-Till Sequesters Carbon, Builds Soil Health

May 30, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Mike Petersen, Orthman Manufacturing agronomist

Starting back in first decade of this century, the buzz words of carbon sequestration has appeared in articles and has become frequently discussed with farmers in the USDA's Farm Service Agency and NRCS offices as one of the methods to reduce or offset carbon emissions.

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