Laura Allen has joined Lessiter Publications as a staff writer for No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide. She holds a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from Ball State University, and was most recently the assistant editor for Greenhouse Management and Produce Grower magazines. No-Till Farmer is a paid-subscription publication that reaches nearly 8,000 farmers interested in learning more about how to no-till, strip-till or manage other conservation-tillage techniques. The 12 monthly issues include eight issues of a 16-page newsletter and four quarterly issues of a full-length, four-color magazine that accepts display advertising.

Though planting corn early often results in higher yields, choosing the wrong planting date can have adverse effects on crop establishment.

Including starter fertilizer with any fertility program can play a big role in getting corn off to a vigorous start, but a key component to maximizing starter fertilizer applications involves managing the interplay between phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn).

Dry conditions and lack of soil moisture availability, especially during planting time this spring, can create water stress resulting in delayed germination, a reduction in plant stands or may prevent seed germination.

Harris-Mann Climatology's long-term forecaster, climatologist Cliff Harris, predicts a continuation of the major drought in the central U.S., which is likely to lead to even higher grain and soybean prices later this year.

Lessiter Publications, Inc. of Brookfield, Wis., is pleased to announce that Michael Storts has been promoted to Vice President of Finance & Administration.

Based on the results from the trials, strip-till looks promising for soybean production in 30-inch rows in Michigan, but the practice should be restricted to fields having slopes less than 5% to reduce water-erosion potential in the rows.

Hemisphere GPS Inc. signed and closed a definitive agreement to sell the business assets associated with its non-agricultural operations to the Canadian subsidiary of Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co. Ltd. for cash of $14.96M. PI Financial Inc. acted as advisor on the transaction for Hemisphere GPS.

Ag Leader Technology, Inc. introduced the GPS 2500B RTK Base Station. This new GPS system can be used by farmers or their ag professional assisting them with such tasks as tiling.

Hypro continues to make spray tip selection simple by releasing a new mobile app that takes your application information and provides a customized list of spray tip recommendations.