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Advice on Fall Nitrogen Application

October 8, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

360 Yield Center's Regional Agronomy Manager Jim Schwartz offers three tips on fall nitrogen management to consider this autumn.

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Taking Stock of Nutrient Inventory to ‘Smart Apply’

By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 25, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Throughout the growing season, strip-tillers have kept a close eye on their corn crop to assess if and when any late-season nitrogen (N) applications are warranted. Whatever the situation, strip-tillers don’t want to see N go to waste.

Adjusting Management Practices for Late Corn Planting

May 8, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

As prospects for a timely start to spring planting diminish, growers need to reassess their planting strategies. Ohio State University Extension offers a few guidelines.

Starter Fertilization Sometimes Boosts Corn Yield

March 24, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Starter fertilizer can be used to complement pre-plant fertilization of crops to increase yield and economic returns to production.

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Perfection is Perception With Strip-Till Fertilization

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 10, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Fertilizer practices can sometimes be a touchy subject for farmers, especially when debating the merits of one strategy over another.

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Soil Testing Passes On The Savings in Strip-Till

By Jack Zemlicka posted on February 24, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Soil sampling is an increasingly embraced practice to help farmers understand what's taking place beneath the soil surface.

AMVAC SMARTBOX System and New Products for Crop Pest Control

February 24, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

Nathanial Claussen, Product Manager for SMARTBOX and Tony Zatylny, Director of Marketing for AMVAC explain the features of the SMARTBOX System as well as their new fertilizer compatible XPEDIENT for secondary pest control as well as COUNTER that works with a variety of crops once the crop is up.

10 Tips for Successful Spring Strip-Till

By Ian Gronau posted on February 24, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Strip-Till Strategies editors caught up with a several strip-till manufacturers to solicit advice for novice and veteran spring strip-tillers. Here is what they had to share.

A Complex Path to Strip-Till Success

February 5, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Ben Pederson, ETS

Ben Pederson shares his journey to adopting strip-till and offers six lessons to other growers considering strip-till or zone tillage.

How to Choose the Correct Liming Material

January 30, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Florida Extension

The University of Florida IFAS Extension recommends considering the cost of the lime, its calcium carbonate equivalent and spreading rates when choosing a lime source.

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