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20 Tips for Making Sure Your Planter is Ready to Rock

April 3, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

The Beck's Hybrids Practical Farm Research (PFR) team put together this video featuring 2-plus hours of planter maintenance tips and insights from their winter clinics throughout the Midwest.

Women Leading the Way in Strip-Till

April 2, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: ETS Defending the Land Blog

The daily decision-making process on a farm is crucial to its success. In all aspects of agriculture, whether it's livestock, crop, or financial management, women are right beside men in making those decisions.

Breaking Down the New Herbicides for 2025 Growing Season

March 30, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

The University of Minnesota Extension details some of the key herbicides to watch for in the season ahead, featuring products from AMVAC, BASF, Bayer, Corteva, FMC, and Syngenta.

Maryland Leopold Conservation Award Recipients Improve Water Quality with Strip-Till

March 29, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Sand County Foundation

The Hutchisons' use of variable-rate nitrogen applications onto crops are split up through the growing season to boost yields while reducing the potential for runoff. To further protect water quality, they practice mulch and strip-till practices, have installed grassed waterways and buffers, and have completed wetland restoration projects and forest management.

KSU Extension Shares Optimal Corn Seeding Rate Recommendations

March 23, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Kansas State Extension

Keep in mind that the potential ear size and the potential number of kernels (1,000-1,200 per ear) are set before silking (R1), but the actual final number of kernels is not determined until after pollination and early grain fill (R2-R3) due to relative success of fertilization and degree of early kernel abortion.

Covering All Bases with the National Strip-Tillage Conference

By Noah Newman posted on March 21, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Spring has arrived and there’s plenty to be excited about as always: Opening Day (go Guardians), March Madness (sadly, none of my teams made the tournament), planting season (I can’t wait to visit some of your farms this spring) and the release of the 12^th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference program.

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[Video] Patience Key When Pairing Cereal Rye with Strip-Till

By Noah Newman posted on March 19, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Walnut, Ill., strip-tiller explains how he’s incorporating cereal rye in his corn-corn-soybean rotation, and why it might take at least 3 years to cash in on the benefits.

Management Tips for Grazing Spring-Planted Cover Crops

March 19, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Kansas State Extension

While a number of potential problems can occur with various forages, most can be managed. The most frequent problem is the accumulation of nitrates that is common with oats and brassicas but can occur in a variety of species under certain growing and management conditions.

[Video] Longtime Strip-Tiller Shares 8 Steps to Success

By Noah Newman posted on March 18, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Walnut, Ill., strip-tiller Alan Madison attributes much of his strip-till success to 8 key steps. Madison reveals the steps — from pre-plant to post-harvest — and explains how they give him the winning-edge with strip-till.

More Strip-Tillers Practicing Flexibility with Fall & Spring Strips

By Noah Newman posted on March 14, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Fall strip-till topped spring strip-till for the 5^th year in a row in Strip-Till Farmer's 12th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study, as 43.1% said they make strips in the fall, while 25.9% wait until the spring. 31% said they make strips in both the spring and fall.

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20 Tips for Making Sure Your Planter is Ready to Rock

Women Leading the Way in Strip-Till

Breaking Down the New Herbicides for 2025 Growing Season

Maryland Leopold Conservation Award Recipients Improve Water Quality with Strip-Till

KSU Extension Shares Optimal Corn Seeding Rate Recommendations

Covering All Bases with the National Strip-Tillage Conference

[Video] Patience Key When Pairing Cereal Rye with Strip-Till

Management Tips for Grazing Spring-Planted Cover Crops

[Video] Longtime Strip-Tiller Shares 8 Steps to Success

More Strip-Tillers Practicing Flexibility with Fall & Spring Strips

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