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The Dangers Of Applying Fertilizers And Manure To Frozen Ground

February 13, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: By Edwin Ritchey, University of Kentucky

Some producers are taking advantage of frozen ground conditions to apply nitrogen to wheat fields or manure to corn fields.

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Transitioning from Zone-Till to Strip-Till

December 23, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Ricky Kratz, Slinger, Wis., strip-tiller, talks about his transition into strip-till. After several years of zone-tilling about 2,000 acres of corn with a three-coulter Rawson system, they found stress on the 12-row Kinze 2600 planter they were using was costing them time and yield potential.

Targeted Strip-Till Fertility Boosts Corn Yields

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 14, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Steve Duwe understands the anxiety that comes with heavy rains and the havoc they can wreak on fields in the fall. In 2008, extreme flooding pushed corn harvest back, and an early winter prevented him from doing any fall tillage.

Fall Fertilization For The 2014 Crop

November 12, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: The Bulletin, University of Illinois Extension — Integrated Pest Management

Corn and soybean harvest continues to move along in Illinois, and as the 2013 crops come off, thoughts turn to fall fertilization. In this article we'll discuss nutrients other than nitrogen. This will be followed soon by an article on nitrogen.

Can Strip-Till Fertilizer Placement Enhance Plant Health & Avoid Poor Stalk Conditions?

By Mike Petersen posted on October 24, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Strip-tillers who use soil tests to find where essential nutrients are located in the upper soil profile can better optimize fertilizer placement.

Corn Drydown — What To Expect?

October 18, 2013 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By Peter Thomison, Ohio State University Extension

Estimating drydown rates and determining when to harvest corn for dry grain storage.

Strip-Till Experiment Offers Early Lessons

By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 11, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

When Nick Viney partnered with Josh Trautman to form Badgerland Grain Farms LLC in 2006, they started with just 155 acres in south-central Wisconsin. But during the last 7 years, they've grown their Evansville, Wis.-based operation to more than 1,800 acres, an even split of strip-till corn and no-till soybeans, with about 180 acres of no-till wheat.

Evaluating Late-Season Corn Nitrogen Deficiency

September 12, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Anthony Bly, South Dakota State University Extension

Corn is now in the seed filling growth stages (R2-R5) when nutrient demands are put on plant leaves as the seed kernels develop. At R2 blister stage, approximately 75% of the corn plant’s required nitrogen (N) is in the plant.

Stormy Weather And Goss's Wilt Go Hand In Hand

May 2, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Integrated Pest Management at the University of Illinois, Carl Bradley

Goss's wilt of corn often is most severe after fields are exposed to high winds and/or hail damage, because the causal bacterium readily infects corn leaves through wounds.

Combining Strip Tillage and Dual Cover Crops to Increase Profitability

April 29, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Dr. Dale Mutch, Michigan State University Extension

In 2011, the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan (CMPM) funded our proposal to evaluate six cover crop combinations in three different tillage systems at WK Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) in Hickory Corners, Michigan.

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