Home / corn yields

Articles Tagged with ''corn yields''

Where Was The Epicenter Of The 2012 Drought?

September 25, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Stu Ellis, FarmGate Blog

Whether you lose the heart of your watermelon or the heart of your line-up on your ball team, your overall production will suffer, and that is what has happened to U.S. corn production as all of the major corn growing states suffered a reduction from their expected trend yield.

Strip-Till Improves Corn Yields For Illinois Grower

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Strip-till works well for Chatsworth, Ill., farmer Tim McGreal, whose family started strip-tilling in the 1990s.

From The Desk Of Dan Zinkand

Strip-Tiller's Tests Improve Yields And Profits

By Dan Zinkand posted on June 21, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

It had been years since I'd talked with Iowa strip-tiller Jim Keiper, but after visiting with him at the Iowa Power Farming Show in Des Moines, Iowa, last winter, I stopped in at his farm near Cedar Rapids a few weeks ago. I'm glad I did.

Research Mixed On Timing Of Strip-Till Fertilizer Application

May 30, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

Corn producers can often increase profit by minimizing or eliminating tillage, but in some situations this can reduce corn yields, say researchers at Kansas State University, the University of Guelph and the International Plant Nutrition Institute.

'Work The Zone' To Boost Strip-Till Fertility

By Dan Zinkand posted on May 30, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Placing fertilizer both shallow and deep, and planting in the middle of the bern, can maximize your strip-till corn yields.

Nebraska Strip-Tiller Sees Huge Increase In Corn Yields

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Strip-tilling has increased dryland corn yields 30 to 45 bushels per acre for Scott Darling of Pender, Neb., since he started strip-tilling 4 years ago.

Precision Fertilizer Placement Pays Off For Oregon Strip-Tiller

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Precision Agriculture

Hermiston, Ore., corn grower Jordan Bennett started strip-tilling in 2008 after the price of corn shot up, and now he strip-tills 3,800 acres of corn with a one-pass system.

Strip-Till Finds Favor With South Dakota Growers

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 17, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Strip-tillers in South Dakota are gaining at least 20 bushels per acre or more in corn yields compared to other tillage systems.

Current Issue

Strip-Till Farmer

Strip-Till Farmer delivers a mix of features on strip-till farmers, strip-till management topics and trending practices in strip-till. This FREE quarterly print newsletter is available to qualified subscribers in the U.S. and Canada.

Qualify for Your Free Subscription

Robb’s Folly: Another Story of Strip-Till Innovation

Innovative Strip-Till System Targets Long-Term Profitability

Local Regulations Boosting Strip-Till Popularity

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

Remembering the Grandfather of No-Till

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.

Top Directory Listings

Environmental Tillage Systems, Inc

Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.

Kuhn Krause, Inc

Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.

Yetter Farm Equipment

For over 90 years, Yetter Farm Equipment has designed and manufactured innovative and effective solutions for the agriculture industry. Today, we are proud to be recognized worldwide as an industry leader in designing row cleaners, strip till tools, planter attachments, precision fertilizer placement attachments, rotary hoes, toolbars, and harvest attachments.