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Calibrate Your Sprayer To Save Pesticides, Money

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University

Erdal Ozkan, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, says there's no better time than early spring for growers to take a look at their sprayers and find out if they are delivering the proper gallons-per-acre application rate.

Midwest Adoption Of Cover Crops Varies From State To State

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

In states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Indiana, adoption of cover crops has spread like good news, but in other states, cover crop adoption is slow, even stunted.

Black Cutworm Moths Arrive Early In Big Numbers

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Christian Krupke and John Obermeyer, Purdue University and Mike Gray, University of Illinois

Dutiful cooperators have captured an inordinate number of black cutworm moths in traps in Indiana and Illinois in the last couple weeks.

Plans Analyzed For Radishes Surviving Warm Winter

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Michel Elben

Farmers are weighing their options and research is ongoing as the unseasonably warm winter let radish cover crops survive.

Banding Potash In Strip-Tilled Corn Requires Higher Rates

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Minnesota

Banded application of fertilizer at planting is a key management practice for achieving the best yields in strip-till, no-till and ridge-till systems, says George Rehm, a retired nutrient management specialist with the University of Minnesota.

Strip-Tilled Continuous Corn Yields More Than Conventional Tillage

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Monsanto

Strip-tilling resulted in relatively greater yields across all seeding rates compared to conventional tillage under continuous corn in a one-site, non-replicated trial at Monsanto's Learning Center near Monmouth, Ill., in 2011.

Corn Response to Potassium And Tillage Across Variable Soils

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Pioneer Hi-Bred

Research assessing the application of potash in Indiana found that corn yields weren't affected by strip-till or conventional tillage, or by soil types, according to a study conducted by Purdue University agronomy professor Tony Vyn and supported by Pioneer Hi-Bred.

Strip-Till With Cover Crops Enhances Cotton Yields

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Georgia

Using cereal rye and wheat as cover crops increased the yields of strip-tilled cotton vs. using the same cover crops with conventional tillage, according to recent research by the University of Georgia.

Strip-Tilled Corn Doesn't Measure Up In Nebraska Trial

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Nebraska

Strip-tilled corn yielded 3.7% less, had the highest grain-moisture content and the lowest test weight in a 2009 University of Nebraska fertilizer-placement research trial.

Strip-Tilled Corn Yields Tops In Illinois Study

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

First-year strip-tilled corn produced the highest yield of nearly 185 bushels per acre, and no-till the lowest at 178.2 bushels per acre in a 2010 Beck's Hybrids crop rotation tillage study conducted in Illinois.

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Calibrate Your Sprayer To Save Pesticides, Money

Midwest Adoption Of Cover Crops Varies From State To State

Black Cutworm Moths Arrive Early In Big Numbers

Plans Analyzed For Radishes Surviving Warm Winter

Banding Potash In Strip-Tilled Corn Requires Higher Rates

Strip-Tilled Continuous Corn Yields More Than Conventional Tillage

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Strip-Till With Cover Crops Enhances Cotton Yields

Strip-Tilled Corn Doesn't Measure Up In Nebraska Trial

Strip-Tilled Corn Yields Tops In Illinois Study

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