Take one look at Alan Madison’s office wall — covered with high-yield contest plaques, awards and honors — and you can immediately tell he’s been on the cutting edge of conservation ag for quite some time.
The EPA issued a final decision to approve Liberty Ultra (glufosinate-P), making it the first herbicide with a label for agronomic crops that follows the principles outlined in the EPA’s Herbicide Strategy, which is intended to help herbicide registrations comply with Endangered Species Act requirements.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we catch up with Donnellson, Iowa, strip-tiller Mark Dobson. Dobson strip-tills 420 acres of certified organic corn, soybeans and wheat, and he custom strip-tills about 2,000 acres annually in southeast Iowa.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we catch up with Donnellson, Iowa, strip-tiller Mark Dobson. Dobson strip-tills 420 acres of certified organic corn, soybeans and wheat, and he custom strip-tills about 2,000 acres annually in southeast Iowa.
Young Illinois farmer began strip-tilling his fields the fall before he got the deed to the land and by spring, even some of his closest doubters were convinced he was on the right track.
Clayton Coulter is a young man of purpose and it doesn’t take a long visit with him to realize the self-directed momentum that led him to launch his own farm at 24 years old as a strip-tiller for corn production — on land that had been 100% conventionally farmed for years.
Precise placement, intensive soil-sampling and cover crop experiments help cut New York strip-tiller Donn Branton’s fertilizer rates in half and significantly boost corn yields over 40-year career.
Precise placement, intensive soil-sampling and cover crop experiments help cut New York strip-tiller Donn Branton’s fertilizer rates in half and significantly boost corn yields over 40-year career.
In the Spring, growers may experience challenges when controlling winter annuals weeds or terminating cover crops with glyphosate-based burndown herbicide programs, specifically when glyphosate is sprayed in cool, cloudy weather conditions.
The Greens started no-tilling soybeans almost 25 years ago but continued to conventionally till corn up until 2019 when Kris fully transitioned to strip-till with corn. The conservation practices are helping solve their two biggest challenges — soil erosion and labor shortages.
For this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we're riding in the combine with Putnam, Ill., strip-tiller Jay Riddell as he completes corn harvest on one of his farms.
For this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we're riding in the combine with Putnam, Ill., strip-tiller Jay Riddell as he completes corn harvest on one of his farms.
The study also found that each legume type has similar weed suppression regardless of the seeding rate. However, some of the legumes were better at suppressing weeds.
Planting green has never been more popular. Growers’ interest in planting green is increasing, according to the results of the first-ever Cover Crop Benchmark Study conducted by Cover Crop Strategies.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime no-tiller Ross Bishop shares some of the keys to achieving even corn emergence with no-till.
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
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.
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