According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, 23% of corn was reported denting in the week ended August 16. This exceeded the 13% reported denting this time last year but was just below the 5 year average of 24%.
Here are some tips from Strip-Till Farmer and other sources for adjusting combine settings to pick downed corn in the aftermath of this week’s storm, as harvest looms across the Upper Midwest.
According to the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, 11% of corn in the U.S. was reported dented in the week ended August 9, above the 6% reported dented this time last year.
The latest Crop Progress report from USDA showed 92% of corn silking in the week ended Aug. 2, surpassing the 72% of corn reported silking in the same week last year, and the 5 year average of 87%.
Wide-spaced corn rows paired with cover crops for foraging is being tested across the country to see if a wider solar corridor can lead to bottom line benefits. Preliminary results from the University of Minnesota are showing improved economic and ecological outcomes for four Minnesota farmers.
From setting yield goals to complement input needs, utilizing field data to determine variable-rate seeding and fertilizing rates and aerial imagery to validate in-crop decisions, Megan and Eric Wallendal share how the’ve put ag technology to work on their operation.
Having farmed more than two-dozen different crops, Megan and Eric Wallendal have systematically incorporated cover crops to complement their nutrient management strategies and soil health goals. They share a few of their measurable results of combining cover crops into a high-value crop rotation.
Always seeking improvement, strip-tillers Megan and Eric Wallendal share some of the early experiments and lessons learned from cover cropping trials to replicated ROI-based field tests to better manage what they measure.
Strip-Till Farmer managing editor, Jack Zemlicka, presents the 2020 Strip-Till Innovator award to Megan and Eric Wallendal at Alsum Farms in Grand Marsh, Wis. The husband and wife discuss their entry point into strip-till and some of the early returns they saw on their diverse cropping operation.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance's 20th anniversary field day in Elizabethown, Pa.
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