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Strip-Till & Cover Crops Offer ‘Best of Both Worlds’

The Isley family has improved water retention and soil structure and stability by integrating annual ryegrass and rapeseed covers into their strip-till operation.

In  2012, the Isley family took a firm dislike to using the word “dirt.” They had gone through a substantial drought and were working ground, watching it turn to powder. 


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[Video] Guardian Agriculture's Autonomous Electric Drone Sprayer

Introducing the new Guardian SC1, an autonomous, unmanned aerial sprayer from Guardian Agriculture. This all electric machine can carry a 50 gallon payload while covering approximately 40 acres in a day, with minimal downtime due to its battery power. Employing a Swiss army knife approach to drone application, the SC1 can spray a variety of crop types across seasons without being limited like other ground based sprayers.
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[Video] Breaking Down Crystal Green: A High-Efficiency Phosphate Fertilizer from Ostara

Ostara's Crystal Green is a new 100% plant-available high-efficiency phosphate fertilizer. The fertilizer only releases nutrients while root growth occurs; the organic acids break down the Crystal Green granule providing immediate phosphates for the plant. Crystal Green reduces soil tie-up, run off and leeching, feeding the nutrients to the crops instead of the soil.
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[Video] NewLeaf Symbiotics Grows Ag Presence with New Terrasym Seed Treatments

Vice President of Production Strategy Aaron Kelley details the growth that NewLeaf Symbiotics has achieved over the past few years, while expanding their seed treatment product lines. Their new offerings include the biological product line, Terrasym, microbial inoculants which use a pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs) also known as M-trophs, to benefit crops in a multitude of ways from planting to harvest.
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The “Grandfather” of Strip-Till Talks Transition and Technique

After more than 30 years of strip-till evolution, Hudson, Ill., farmer Rich Follmer reflects on building his first strip-till toolbar, why he started building berms in the fall and the future of the practice.
After more than 30 years of strip-till evolution, Hudson, Ill., farmer Rich Follmer reflects on building his first strip-till toolbar, why he started building berms in the fall and the future of the practice.
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[Video] Showcasing the New Redball Broadcast Spray Hoods, Trailer Sprayers

Steve Claussen, president of Willmar Fabrication, shows off the new Redball broadcast spray hoods and trailer sprayer for improved wind coverage. The 645T Hooded Trailer Sprayer comes equipped with the new Redball Spray Hood which provides 95% reduction in drift versus an open boom, which improves performance and reduces herbicide resistance development.
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SoilWarrior Strip-Till Machine Offers Versatility, Efficiency, Maneuverability

For one Colorado dairy farmer, time and efficiency were the ultimate deciding factors when adding an Environmental Tillage Systems SoilWarrior strip-till machine to his operation. The Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till series is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.
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