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Strip-Till Shines At New Mexico Field Day

August 8, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: Portales News Tribune

Agricultural officials say strip-tilled crops have fared well in studies in the southwestern U.S. more than 70 ag scientists gathered recently for a field day at the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center at Clovis to discuss how sorghum and safflower studies seem to be faring in New Mexico and west Texas.

Weighing Fall vs. Spring-Applied Fertilizer For Strip-Till Corn

August 8, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Strip-till opens up new fertilizer placement options for corn because plant nutrients can be placed several inches deep, directly below the seedbed.

Drought Conditions And Fall Soil Sampling

August 8, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Dr. Rick Vanden Huevel, MaxYield Cooperative

Questions have been asked if soil sampling plans for the upcoming fall should change because of the drought we have experienced in 2012.

Soil Pits

Digging Deep For Answers

August 6, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Three experienced scientists say soil pits are another tool no-tillers can use to examine soil structure, root development, compaction, soil quality and other important agronomical issues.

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Looking Forward To the 2013 Harvest During The 2012 Drought

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 6, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Having 200 farmers, agronomists and other agri-business people at a recent summer field day represents a great turnout in any year, but it may be even more noteworthy this summer.

Fall Strip-Till Pays Off The Next Spring

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 6, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

More no-tillers are finding fertilizing and tilling a 6- to 8-inch narrow band of soil in the fall and planting into this strip the following spring definitely boosts corn yields.

Are Corn Fungicides Worth The Extra Cost?

August 6, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Bill Mahanna, DuPont Pioneer and Ev Thomas, Oak Point Agronomics

In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the use of foliar (leaf) fungicide treatments.

Strip-Till Helps Iowa Farmer Beat Compaction, Erosion

July 25, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: Iowa NRCS

Tom Niewohner farms Luton soils in the Missouri River floodplain. The Luton soil series is formed in clay alluvium, which drains poorly. He says drainage is the number one issue on the river bottoms.

Global Potash Supply Capacity Could Outstrip Demand By 2020

July 10, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Global supplies of potash could outstrip demand by between 59 and 100 per cent by the end of the decade, a research report from Rabobank warns.

Hybrids, Weather Matter In Strip-Till Corn Study

July 2, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Monsanto Co.

Corn no-tilled into soybean stubble beat strip-tilled corn-on-corn by an average of 42 bushels per acre under irrigation and dryland conditions in a 2011 study Monsanto conducted at its Learning Center in Gothenburg, Neb.

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Strip-Till Shines At New Mexico Field Day

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Fall Strip-Till Pays Off The Next Spring

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