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How Strip-Tiller Achieved 92-Bushel Soybean Yield in Dry Conditions

By Harlen Persinger posted on March 26, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Research led by Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison soybean specialist, indicates yields decrease by 0.2 to 0.5 bushel per acre per day when seed is planted after April 25.

5 Management Tips for Early-Planted Soybeans

By Mindy Ward posted on March 22, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Missouri Ruralist

It is no longer a question of whether to plant soybeans early, but what crop management practices will help the crop achieve maximum yield potential.

Flexible Spring Burndown Herbicide Programs for Corn & Soybeans

By Dwight Lingenfelter posted on March 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: PennState Extension

Here are some general reasons to consider using early burndown applications and ways to optimize herbicide performance.

2 for 1: Strip-Tiller Plants Soybeans with Strip-Till Rig

By Noah Newman posted on March 14, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

John Hanson switched to strip-till a few years ago to save money on fuel and labor costs and increase the moisture-holding capacity of the soils on his 1,600-acre farm in central Iowa.

6 Strip-Till Tips, Observations & Insights for Spring

By Noah Newman posted on February 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Here are some tips, observations and insights from strip-till veterans and industry leaders to think about before hopping in the planter this spring.

4 Steps for Clean Soybean Fields in 2024

By Mike Hannewald posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio Country Journal

It’s time to start thinking about prepaying inputs for the coming year and part of that is putting together plans for how we’re going to keep fields clean and to be able to know what herbicides we want to purchase and at what rates.

Locus Agriculture Unveils 6 New Biological In-Furrow & Seed Treatments

February 1, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Locus Agriculture introduced six new biological treatments to its Rhizolizer Duo product line.

How Much Yield Increase to Expect When Applying Phosphorus Fertilizer

January 31, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: C.O.R.N. Newsletter

A few frequent questions about phosphorus (P) fertilizer use are: Does P fertilizer always result in a positive yield response? How much yield increase is expected with applied P? What is the likelihood of yield penalty if P fertilizer is not applied?

The Truth About Cover Crop Yield Drag

By Amanda Kautz posted on January 28, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Indiana Prairie Farmer

Ken Rulon farms with his family in Hamilton County, Ind., using a cover crop system. “You can’t put the transition years in the data,” Rulon says. “Everyone out here is looking at one year of data when this isn’t a one-year system.”

Producers Surprisingly Happy with 2023 Yields

October 20, 2023

Corey Chicoine of Elk Point, South Dakota, Brandon Hope of Sinai, South Dakota, and Brandon Fast of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, all grow both corn and soybeans. For each of them, the year was dry, though not nearly as bad as last year.

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