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[Video] Building My First Berms: Going ‘All-In’ with Strip-Till

August 5, 2019 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller David Legvold recalls his first impressions of strip-till and how he embraced the systematic approach to berm-building and targeted fertilizer placement as a pathway to improving soil health and crop consistency.

Corn & Soybean Crop Progress Still Behind the Curve

July 30, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

USDA reports that, as of July 28, 58% of corn acres are silking. This up for 35% in the week prior, but far beyond the 90% a year earlier and the 5 year average of 83% for this date.

NRCS Updates Cover Crop Termination Guidelines

July 19, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: NRCS

Here are the latest guidelines on cover crop termination from the NRCS — for crops planted in the 2020 crop year and later — for growers who are utilizing crop insurance.

Corn & Soybean Maturity Significantly Behind 5-Year Average for Mid-July

July 16, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Only 17% of this year's corn crop is silking and only 22% of soybeans are blooming.

No-Till Farmer Web Page Offers Tips on Managing Prevented Planting Acres, Disaster Aid

The editors of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies assembled this web page to serve as a source for growers looking for options on prevented-planting acres in the U.S. and potentially find sources of disaster aid.

July 15, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

4 Ways to Supercharge Strip-Till with Certified Organic Acres

With 550 acres of certified organic farmland and 200 more in transition, Wisconsin farmer Megan Wallendal shares tips on making the most of strip-tilled organic crops.

By Ian Gronau posted on July 11, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Often, it’s the allure of operation-wide cost reduction that convinces farmers to transition into strip-tilling. But, on Wallendal Farms, strip-tilling since 1985, they’ve found a way to push revenues in addition to enjoying the efficiencies.

Corn & Soybean Crops Continue to Lag Typical Pace

July 9, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

For all intent and purposes, all of the 2019 U.S. corn and soybean crops that will be planted are in the ground, but the overall progress of this year’s crops continues to trail where they would typically be at this point.

Tips for Using Corn as a Cover Crop

June 24, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

This year traditional cover crop seed is hard to find. However, corn and soybeans can be considered a cover crop.

8% of Corn Acres Remain to Be Planted; 23% of Soybeans

June 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

As of June 16, 92% of U.S. corn was in the ground and 77% of soybeans had been planted. Both remain far behind the normal pace of planting and a high level of uncertainty remains about how much corn will actually get planting at this late date.

USDA Exploring MFP Payments for Cover Crop Forages on Prevent-Plant Acres

By John Dobberstein posted on June 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In light of widespread prevented planting, USDA is mulling Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for struggling producers who plant an MFP-eligible cover crop that has the potential to be harvested and used as forage, says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

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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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[Video] Building My First Berms: Going ‘All-In’ with Strip-Till

Corn & Soybean Crop Progress Still Behind the Curve

NRCS Updates Cover Crop Termination Guidelines

Corn & Soybean Maturity Significantly Behind 5-Year Average for Mid-July

No-Till Farmer Web Page Offers Tips on Managing Prevented Planting Acres, Disaster Aid

4 Ways to Supercharge Strip-Till with Certified Organic Acres

Corn & Soybean Crops Continue to Lag Typical Pace

Tips for Using Corn as a Cover Crop

8% of Corn Acres Remain to Be Planted; 23% of Soybeans

USDA Exploring MFP Payments for Cover Crop Forages on Prevent-Plant Acres

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