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[Podcast] Breaking Down the Physical, Chemical & Biological Characteristics of Soil Health

For this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we chat with Jeremiah Durbin, independent crop consultant, Sustainable Legacy Consulting; soil health specialist and Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts.

By Noah Newman posted on January 6, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Precision Technology - Fine Tuning Cropping

January 19, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Source: Gloria Hafemeister, Wisconsin State Farmer

When it comes to crop production, averages don’t work as a guide for fertilizing and controlling weeds or pests. If a grower collects data and then uses averages as a guide, the field will be over-fertilized in some places and under-fertilized in others.

Scout For Western Bean Cutworm Eggs In Corn

July 18, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

We recorded our first western bean cutworm moth capture in Nebraska at Concord on July 7, and a western bean cutworm egg mass was reported in Adams County the same day.

NRCS Extends Conservation Funds Cut-Off Date For Michigan Farmers

March 11, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA NRCS-Michigan, IPM Institute Of North America Inc.

Last month the U.S. Department of Agriculture extended the cut-off date for Michigan farmers to submit applications for the first 2014 round of Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding to March 21.

Midwest Adoption Of Cover Crops Varies From State To State

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

In states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Indiana, adoption of cover crops has spread like good news, but in other states, cover crop adoption is slow, even stunted.

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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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