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Young Farmer Saves Soil, Crushes Weeds with Strip-Till & Rye

May 19, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Over in Mt. Sterling, Ill., young farmer Wade Yingling and his dad, Bruce, are capturing success with strip-till and cover crops, with a little vertical tillage mixed in as well.

Growers Use Drones to Improve Early-Season Scouting, Decision-Making

By Deepak Joshi, Logan Simon, and Tina Sullivan posted on May 15, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

Source: Kansas State Extension

UAV-based early-season scouting offers a practical, scalable way to assess soil variability, plant stand count, and early germination. However, the effectiveness of drone-based scouting also depends on image resolution.

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Farmers Slash Inputs by $170 Per Acre with No-Till & ‘Neighborly Grazing’

By Noah Newman posted on May 15, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, Latimer, Iowa no-tillers Landon and Anne Plagge describe the soil health practices that propelled them to the 2025 Leopold Conservation Award, including a unique cover crop grazing system.

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How Do Full-Season Cover Crops Affect Insect Populations?

May 13, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

A 2025 study in eastern Nebraska found higher insect abundance and diversity in cover crop areas compared to adjacent seed corn, including both beneficial species and potential pests.

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Assessing Frost Concerns After Early Planting

By Liz Stahl posted on May 8, 2026 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Univ. of Minnesota Extension

The frost warnings issued May 5 in parts of Minnesota were not a welcome development. What does this mean for crops that were planted early and are emerging or have emerged?

Corteva's Seed & Genetics Spinoff to be Branded as Vylor

May 5, 2026 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Corteva

With more than 4,000 germplasm patents and more than 2,000 biotechnology patents, Vylor's innovation engine will be anchored in the industry's most elite germplasm and transformative biotechnology, the company says.

Plant During Soil-Warming Windows to Maximize Yield Potential

April 30, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Minimum air temperature and frost forecasts are often used as a reference for starting to plant, rather than soil temperature at the seed-planting depth.

Strip-Till 101: Tips & Tricks from the Great Plains

April 25, 2026 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: OSU Extension

This article from Oklahoma State Extension explores how farmers are implementing and benefiting from strip-till in the region.

Herbicides: Don't Let the Planter Outpace the Sprayer

By Dwight Lingenfelter posted on April 24, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Source: PennState Extension

One thing to be aware of this spring is not to have the planter outpace the spraying operation so the crop and weeds get too far ahead. Here are some considerations for both corn and soybean fields from PennState Extension weed scientist Dwight Lingenfelter.

Beck's Hybrids Acquires Soybean Processing Facility

By Strip-Till Farmer Staff posted on April 23, 2026 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The facility includes approximately 150,000 square feet of warehouse space and an additional 5,000 square feet of office space.

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Cover Crops, Grazing & Wood Chips Part of Award-Winning No-Till Formula

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Bob and Robby Jewell explain how they incorporate wood chips, cover crops and rotational grazing into their Leopold Conservation Award-Winning no-till system in northeast Iowa.

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Young Farmer Saves Soil, Crushes Weeds with Strip-Till & Rye

Growers Use Drones to Improve Early-Season Scouting, Decision-Making

Farmers Slash Inputs by $170 Per Acre with No-Till & ‘Neighborly Grazing’

How Do Full-Season Cover Crops Affect Insect Populations?

Assessing Frost Concerns After Early Planting

Corteva's Seed & Genetics Spinoff to be Branded as Vylor

Plant During Soil-Warming Windows to Maximize Yield Potential

Strip-Till 101: Tips & Tricks from the Great Plains

Herbicides: Don't Let the Planter Outpace the Sprayer

Beck's Hybrids Acquires Soybean Processing Facility

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