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Precision Technology - Fine Tuning Cropping

January 19, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Source: Gloria Hafemeister, Wisconsin State Farmer

When it comes to crop production, averages don’t work as a guide for fertilizing and controlling weeds or pests. If a grower collects data and then uses averages as a guide, the field will be over-fertilized in some places and under-fertilized in others.

The Various Tools that Promote Soil Health

September 7, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Texas NRCS

An NRCS soil conservationist explains how soil health is an important tool for meeting the food demands of a growing world population, and the various ways to improve soil health.

No-Till and Strip-Till Exceed Expectations on Purdue Plots This Year

November 6, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Excessive rain and cool temperatures this spring in northern Indiana, had many wondering how no-till and strip-till yields would stack up. The results are in from Purdue University's 41st year of long-term tillage plots near West Lafayette, IN, and they tell an interesting story.

Specialists at SWROC Field Day Talk Tillage Methods

July 17, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Water Management

During a recent field day on July 1 at the University of Minnesota Extension's Southwest Research and Outreach Center at Lamberton, Minn., demonstrations on different tillage types helped specialists compare them side-by-side.

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Moving From No-Tilled To Strip-Tilled Corn-On-Corn

October 17, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Stillman Valley, Ill., strip-tiller Cade Bushnell shares his reasoning and results moving from no-tilled to strip-tilled corn-on-corn. He'd struggled with residue management and consistent emergence in no-till, but has seen improvement since moving to strip-till.

News: Strip-Till Can Reduce Erosion In Fragile Soils In Iowa Hills

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Water Management

Source: Iowa State University Extension

Using strip-till and no-till drastically reduced sediment loss compared to disc-till, chisel-till and conventional till in onfarm research simulations in the fragile soils of Iowa's Loess Hills, according to Iowa State University Extension scientists.

Lifelong Learning Serves Nebraska No-Tiller Well

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Subsurface drip irrigation and no-till save water, time and money, while boosting corn, soybean and grain sorghum yields.

No-Tillers Work Less, Get More Yield

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: News-Leader (Staunton, Va.)

No-till farming, they find, creates more stable and rich soil, reduces erosion and, perhaps most importantly, saves time, money and effort.

No-Till, Precision Ag Highlighted At Farm Bill Hearing

By John Dobberstein posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

NRCS, FSA propose streamlining and reform as lawmakers debate funding for conservation-title programs like EQIP and CRP.

Hybrids Susceptible To Bacterial Wilt Excel In Strip-Till

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Monsanto

Hybrids that were susceptible and highly susceptible to Goss's Wilt had increased yields under strip-tillage and conventional tillage vs. no-till in a 2010 Monsanto study in Nebraska.

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