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Concentric Sphere Fertility Feeds High-Yielding Corn All Season

Precision fertility placement & efficient residue nutrient cycling ensure Indiana strip-tiller’s corn won’t starve in critical final leg of race to harvest pay day.
By Dan Crummett posted on April 13, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management
The long-time proponent of banded fertilizer placement and owner of Banded Ag, a research, consulting and custom application business in Otwell, Ind., introduced his “feed the plant, not the soil approach” in the highest-rated session at the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
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Strip-Till Highlights: April 11, 2023

April 11, 2023
Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by NACHURS.
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Starter Fertilizer Placement and Rate Suggestions

April 10, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Source: Kansas State Extension
Producers should be very cautious about applying starter fertilizer that includes high rates of N (and/or K). It is best to have some soil separation between the starter fertilizer and the seed, according to Kansas State soil fertility and nutrient management specialist Dolivar Ruiz Diaz.
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Why Compaction Happens in Your Soils

Increasing equipment weight & reliance on ‘myths’ for compaction alleviation cause soils to harden & negatively impact yields.
By Julienne Isaacs posted on April 7, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health
A regional educator for the University of Minnesota Extension based in west-central Minnesota, Jodi DeJong-Hughes helps farmers improve soil health by minimizing soil compaction and improving tillage systems.
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