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Targeted Strip-Till Fertility Boosts Corn Yields

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 14, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Steve Duwe understands the anxiety that comes with heavy rains and the havoc they can wreak on fields in the fall. In 2008, extreme flooding pushed corn harvest back, and an early winter prevented him from doing any fall tillage.

Fall Fertilization For The 2014 Crop

November 12, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: The Bulletin, University of Illinois Extension — Integrated Pest Management

Corn and soybean harvest continues to move along in Illinois, and as the 2013 crops come off, thoughts turn to fall fertilization. In this article we'll discuss nutrients other than nitrogen. This will be followed soon by an article on nitrogen.

Can Strip-Till Fertilizer Placement Enhance Plant Health & Avoid Poor Stalk Conditions?

By Mike Petersen posted on October 24, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Strip-tillers who use soil tests to find where essential nutrients are located in the upper soil profile can better optimize fertilizer placement.

Strip-Till Experiment Offers Early Lessons

By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 11, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

When Nick Viney partnered with Josh Trautman to form Badgerland Grain Farms LLC in 2006, they started with just 155 acres in south-central Wisconsin. But during the last 7 years, they've grown their Evansville, Wis.-based operation to more than 1,800 acres, an even split of strip-till corn and no-till soybeans, with about 180 acres of no-till wheat.

Kudzu Bug

An Approaching Pest Species

July 22, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University Extension, University of Kentucky

The Mid-Atlantic region is about to get to know another invasive stink bug species, the kudzu bug

Soybean Farmers' Crops Facing Increased Risk Of Sudden Death Syndrome

May 29, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa Soybean Association press release

This spring's cool, wet weather is making difficult for Iowa farmers to plant their soybeans and making it easier for a well-known pest to affect this year's crop. Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a soil-borne fungus, is a disease that is highly dependent on the weather and the resistance level of the planted soybean varieties.

Patience With Nutrient Application Pays Off For Strip-Tiller

By Jack Zemlicka posted on May 9, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Building fall strips without fertilizer offers Brandon Hunnicutt cropping flexibility and more precise nutrient placement.

Strip-Tilling Corn, Soybeans Saves Money

By Dan Zinkand posted on January 30, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

A 3-year onfarm study in Minnesota shows that strip-tilling corn and soybeans saves $14 per acre vs. disk-ripping and chisel plowing, says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, a University of Minnesota Extension crops educator.

7 Ways To Make More Money Strip-Tilling

By Dan Zinkand posted on December 26, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Trying strip-till on a small scale, using auto-steer when strip-tilling and taking advantage of cost-sharing programs are some of the ways prospective and current strip-tillers can improve their bottom line, says Dave Nelson, a Ft. Dodge, Iowa, strip-tiller.

Strip-Tilling Soybeans Helps Roots Grow Deep

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Strip-tilled corn may get lots of attention, but Webster City, Iowa, strip-tiller Arlo Van Diest also likes using the practice for soybeans.

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