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[Video] MacDon Corn Harvesters Exploring the North American Market

August 28, 2018 | Posted in Equipment

Dave Link of MacDon talks about company’s first corn head released under MacDon name, now that Linamar owns both companies. Harvestec header brand will be discontinued in North America and marketed under MacDon.

There Are Many ‘Ifs,’ but Discovery of Self-Fertilizing Corn Could Transform Agriculture

August 23, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Scientists at University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of California-Davis and Mars (yes, the candymaker) have determined that farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico, have been growing corn that creates its own fertilizer for centuries if not millennia.

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Pre-Plant Phosphorus and Strip- Zone-Till

August 17, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Before you choose a method of P application, it is important to understand and consider the current and optimum soil test levels for your soils, yields, removal rates and plant availability of the source.

[Podcast] Assembling & Analyzing the Essentials of a Strip-Till System Part 2

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we continue out dive into the results of the 5^th Annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark Study evaluating 2017 cropping practices.

August 15, 2018 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Soil Sampling Tips for the 2019 Crop Year

August 7, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension

For soil nitrate, there is no perfect, stable time. Some years past, I investigated the effect of sampling time on soil nitrate values from August through April and found that at some sites...

Do You Have Gall Midges in Your Soybean?

August 7, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Adam J. Varenhorst, SDSU Extension

Like their name suggests, gall midges form galls (i.e., abnormal swelling) in infested plants. For soybean, these swollen areas appear near the soil surface.

[Podcast] Assembling & Analyzing the Essentials of a Strip-Till System Part 1

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we dive into the results of the 5th Annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark study, evaluating 2017 cropping practices, reinforce the value of those idea-sharing opportunities, as corn yields, per-farm strip-till acre averages and precision farming technology adoption continued to grow.

August 2, 2018 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we dive into the results of the 5th Annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark Study evaluating 2017 cropping practices.

Soil Phosphorus Availability and Lime: More Than Just pH?

August 1, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

If soils are too acidic, phosphorus reacts with iron and aluminum, making it unavailable to plants. But if soils are too alkaline, phosphorus reacts with calcium and also becomes inaccessible. However, liming can influence other ways by which phosphorus might become available to plants.

House of Representatives Pass Precision Farming Bill

July 25, 2018

The task force must comprise farmers and ranchers, internet service providers, broadband mapping experts, and representatives from the satellite industry, electric cooperatives, precision agriculture equipment manufacturers, and local and state government representatives, according to the legislation.

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[Video] MacDon Corn Harvesters Exploring the North American Market

There Are Many ‘Ifs,’ but Discovery of Self-Fertilizing Corn Could Transform Agriculture

Pre-Plant Phosphorus and Strip- Zone-Till

[Podcast] Assembling & Analyzing the Essentials of a Strip-Till System Part 2

Soil Sampling Tips for the 2019 Crop Year

Do You Have Gall Midges in Your Soybean?

[Podcast] Assembling & Analyzing the Essentials of a Strip-Till System Part 1

Soil Phosphorus Availability and Lime: More Than Just pH?

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