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How Strip-Till is Driving Higher Yields

September 2, 2021 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting
2020 was anything but typical. But for farmers who got an early start on planting, managed to navigate extreme weather and put down the right fertility, it turned out pretty great, especially for those who were able to capitalize on improved crop prices and earn top placements in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Yield Contest. The Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till series is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.
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How to Make Sure Your Planter Bar is Level

September 1, 2021 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting
Source: Precision Planting
It's important to make sure you set your planter bar height so your parallel arms run level with the ground. When your parallel arms run uphill to the bar you limit the amount of travel that you have for the row-unit. As you start to go over any sort of terrain your row-unit may bottom out on that stop and you'll be planting shallow. The Planter Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting.
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USDA Reports 59% of Corn Dented

August 30, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 29 reported 59% of corn dented, in line with the 60% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 55%.
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USDA Reports 41% of Corn Dented

August 23, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 22 reported 41% of corn dented, in line with the 41% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 38%.
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USDA Reports 22% of Corn Dented

August 16, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 15 reported 22% of corn dented, above the 21% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 22%.
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USDA Reports 8% of Corn Dented

August 10, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 8 reported 8% of corn dented, below the 10% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 11%.
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[Podcast] Autonomous Mobile Grazing with Strip-Tiller Zack Smith

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, an autonomous structure that integrates strip-cropping with mobile grazing..
August 5, 2021 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, an autonomous structure that integrates strip-cropping with mobile grazing.
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