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Application of Manure to Double Crop Soybeans

June 20, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Ohio State University Extension explains how swine and dairy manure can be used to add moisture to newly planted soybeans.

[Podcast] An Analytical Approach to Strip-Till Success

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Totally Tubular Mfg., we share excerpts from my conversation with DeForest, Wis., farmer Mark Schroeder during our visit to his 3,300-acre operation.

June 14, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

2017 National Strip-Tillage Conference Speaker

How Healthy is Your Strip-Tilled Soil?

Kristen Veum, research soil scientist with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Columbia, Mo., to analyze what, how and when to measure the microbiology of strip-tilled soils at the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference Aug. 3-4 in Omaha, Neb.

June 12, 2017

It’s been said, ‘You can’t manage what you can’t measure.’ For strip-tillers, getting an accurate read on soil health is key to prescribing the right remedy for nutrient-deficient areas.

9 Easy Steps to Calibrate Your Sprayer

June 12, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment

Source: Ohio State University Extension

If you haven't calibrated your sprayer yet, take care of this important task if you want to effectively protect your crops against weeds, insects and diseases, says Ohio State University Extension.

5 Questions to Consider Before Switching from Corn to Soybeans

June 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: The Soy Report

As growers begin to contemplate switching intended corn acres to soybean, The Soy Report provides a quick checklist of points and questions to consider or reconsider before making that switch.

Cover Crop Residue Can Complicate Nitrogen Management in Corn

June 10, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Source: University of Missouri Extension

But the good news, says University of Missouri Extension, is that corn is very resilient when it comes to nitrogen management, and there is time to apply nitrogen to stressed corn.

Scientists Find Tillage Damages Earthworm Populations

June 10, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Source: University College Dublin

University College Dublin reports that conventional tillage is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, and the deeper the soil is disturbed, the more harmful it is to earthworms.

Guiding Payback from Precision Service Plans

June 9, 2017 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Dean Sponheim, who farms with his son, Josh, near Nora Springs, Iowa, is accustomed to innovating, despite being a relatively late adopter of precision farming practices.

Adjuvant Properties from Humic Acid

June 9, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

North Dakota State University Extension covers discussions in the farm community that humic acid has been suggested as a herbicide adjuvant to increase the activity of, and to improve the rain-fastness of translocated herbicides.

Innvictis Crop Care Launches Trevo TRZ Fungicide

June 6, 2017

Source: Innvictis Crop Care

The fungicide uses tetraconazole and azoxystrobin to prevent and cure diseases in corn, soybeans and sugarbeets.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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Application of Manure to Double Crop Soybeans

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