An annual investment in fertility benchmarking combined with an evolving strip-till system has increased yields and lowered per-bushel N ratios for Chris Armstrong.
North Bend, Neb. strip-tiller Chris Armstrong was just over the age of 30 when he made the switch to strip-till in 2014. That first year, he also decided to enroll in the Pioneer Encirca nutrient management program, investing $10 per acre in creating a database with a goal of more accurately applying fertilizer based on field-specific prescriptions.
Dedicated to making informed seeding and fertilizing decisions with actionable field data, North Bend, Neb., strip-tiller Chris Armstrong explains how his enrollment in Pioneer's Encirca program has added bushels to his operation.
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