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Tips for Seeding Cereal Rye After Corn Harvest

By DeAnn Presley posted on October 1, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops

Incorporating cereal rye after corn in a corn-soybean rotation can be a valuable management tool to scavenge residual nitrogen (N), reduce soil erosion and evaporation, and suppress weeds.

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Strip-Till Highlights: September 29, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on September 28, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Strip-Till a Staple for Ohio Conservation Award Recipient
Mother Nature Tells Strip-Tiller to ‘Hold My Beer’ with Weeds
Cover Crop Planting Underway for Strip-Till Innovator
Moving from No-Tilled to Strip-Tilled Corn-on-Corn
Don’t Finish Harvest Without Checking These Things…

How Cover Crops Respond to Various Herbicides

September 26, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: K-State Extension

A number of factors, including biological and biochemical characteristics of the plant, chemical characteristics of the herbicide, and weather conditions will influence cover crop response to herbicides.

How Deep Can You Seed Cereal Rye & Winter Wheat?

By Jochum Wiersma posted on September 24, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: Univ. of Minnesota Extension

"Do not be afraid to seed winter wheat to a depth of 2.5 inches and winter rye to a depth of 3-plus inches," says Jochum Wiersma in this Univ. of Minnesota Extension blog.

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16 Things to Check for on a Soil Test

September 23, 2026 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Let’s move on now to our Video of the Week and a highlight from Brian Hefty’s Strip-Till Conference presentation. The Ag PhD co-host shared 16 things he pays attention to on his soil tests, starting with soil organic matter.

Seeding Basics are the Same on Every Farm

By Ethan Begle posted on September 21, 2026 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Source: Exapta Solutions

The actions required to do a good job of no-till seed placement are the same whether you're planting corn or canola, farming clay or sand, working with high organic matter or low organic matter, or farming in Canada, South Dakota, or Colorado.

The Tale of the Disappearing Lake

By David Legvold posted on September 17, 2026 | Posted in Soil Health

With no anthropogenic causes and only natural in-filling, Lake Pepin should remain a lake for about 3,000 years. At the rate sediment is being contributed to the lake, it’s estimated that in about 340 years Lake Pepin will be a wet prairie with a stream running through it.

Participants Needed for National Soil Sampling Campaign

September 11, 2026

A new national effort called Probing Our Country's Soil Health is focused on creating a free and user-friendly tool for farmers to benchmark the soil health of their fields.

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Strip-Till Highlights: September 8, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on September 8, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

New Strip-Till Machines Unveiled at Farm Progress Show
Strip-Till Gains Adoption in Eastern Corn Belt/Lake States
What 5 Soils & a Rainfall Simulator Revealed About Soil Health
11 Strip-Till Rigs Running in 1 Field
Kinze Makes Splash in Strip-Till Market

5 Big Strip-Till Takeaways from 2026 Farm Progress Show

By Noah Newman posted on September 4, 2026 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

“Man, this Strip-Till Section just keeps getting bigger and bigger every year.” That was my first thought as I started flipping through the Farm Progress Show Official Program book while chugging coffee, shortly after arriving at the nation’s largest outdoor farm show.

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[Webinar] Understanding Soil Health – Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

3/13/19 10:00 am CDT

In this webinar, sponsored by AgroLiquid, Dr. Zouheir Massri will help you understand soil health as its related to soil functionality and where we need to go to take soil health to the next level. Read More

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