Items Tagged with 'soil health'

ARTICLES

Maximize Strip-Till Profitability by Choosing the Right Corn Hybrid

By Matt Stockton posted on December 5, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Prior to working with the UNL TAPS farm management program (Testing Ag Performance Solutions), I had not fully understood the economic impact that the seed selection decision potentially has on farm profitability.

Press Release

AGCO Agriculture Foundation Partners with The Nature Conservancy Brazil

December 4, 2024

Through a $300,000 grant over the next 24 months, the Foundation will support TNC Brazil programs that aim to help farmers adopt regenerative agriculture practices.

Strip-Tilling Between Cover Crops Pays off for Corn Belt Farmer

By James DeGraff posted on December 3, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Looking to capitalize on the organic and nutrient benefits of both cover crops, Sanderson then strip-tilled and planted corn in between the winter peas and radishes, hoping the corn roots could reach both cover crops.

Hybrid No-Till, Strip-Till System Tackles Tough Residue Challenges

By John Dobberstein posted on November 29, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Several years ago the Rotenbergers committed to using a strip-till system for planting 30-inch corn and applying the bulk of their fertilizers in the strip, rather than knifing in nitrogen (N) and broadcasting and incorporating phosphorus (P) and potash in spring like most farmers in their area do.

Ukrainian Ag Company TAS Agro Reduces Carbon Footprint With Strip-Till

November 27, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: EcoPolitic

TAS Agro has switched to deep loosening, vertical tillage, and planting rapeseed and wheat using strip-till technology.

Strip-Till Thanksgiving: 5 Things I'm Grateful For...

By Noah Newman posted on November 26, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Thanksgiving weekend gives us time to unplug for a couple days and reflect on everything we’re grateful for in our lives. Let’s get a head start — here are 5 things I’m grateful for in the world of strip-till.

Bill Nye the Science Guy Visits Strip-Till Operation to Talk Clean Jet Fuel

By Katie Knapp posted on November 26, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The Furrow

One market the Feikema brothers have begun to rely on is local biofuels production. When starting to take the crop management reigns from his dad and uncle, Shawn remembers working hard to develop a relationship with a nearby ethanol plant.

Investigating Soil Profiles for Signs of Compaction

By DeAnn Presley posted on November 15, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Kansas State Extension

Once you determine the depth at which the compaction occurs, you can work on solutions for improving (decreasing) the density of the compacted layer or the soil in general.

Cover Crops Still Beneficial in Fall, Even Under Dry Conditions

November 14, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

Strip-tillers will still be able to reap the benefits of having a cover crop emerge early in the spring even if they do not see any visible growth in the fall. Nevertheless, a few management practices should be considered.

Innovative Strip-Tiller Never Stops Looking for Ways to Improve

By Jeff Hutton posted on November 11, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

Robb Ewoldt shies away from being labeled as an innovator; he just prefers you call him a farmer. But Ewoldt is both. He has proven over the years that adapting new ideas, new practices and seeking out better ways to improve crop production while also protecting the environment can be profitable.

EVENTS

Webinar

[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

Videos

Farmer Sees 7% No-Till Corn Yield Bump with 20-Inch Rows

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.

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Yetter Farm Equipment

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