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Spring 2023 Weather Outlook

Spring weather is a critical time for many farming operations; your tillage and cover crop plans can influence your success. Read our guide on how to navigate what may come your way.

Cover Crops and Extreme Weather in the United States Corn Belt

Extreme weather is, has, and always will be a challenge for agricultural producers. Depending on your scenario, cover crops can be a tool to help mitigate some of that risk.

Cover Crops – Stealing or Conserving Water?

Water use and cover crops can be very simple and also complex. It's important to monitor in-season water use of the cover crops and determine the proper termination timing to mitigate cash crop impact

What are Carbon Markets?

Welcome to the first blog in a three-part series on understanding carbon markets and the potential benefits for agriculture.

What to do When Your Cover Crop Gets Away from You

Unpredictable spring weather can present a lot of challenges when terminating cover crops. Here are some tips to modify your termination and management plan if your cover crop gets away from you.

Comparison of Soil Health Tests

Soil health tests are used to assess soil performance and to see how changing crop management practices can change soil functions.

Benefits of Scouting Future Corn Fields in the Central Corn Belt

Having knowledge of weed and insect activity in future corn fields is an important step to help maximize corn yield potential. This is especially important in no-till and continuous corn.

Guide to Visually Assessing Soil Health

Soil health cannot be determined by directly measuring crop yields or other factors, it is measured by various indictors of soil health. Read this article to find out how to properly asses your soil.

How to Deal with Cool, Wet Soils in No-Till

Wet and cold soils during planting are a common risk in row crop production. No-till farming can be a contributor to slow warming and drying of soils. Here are a few tips to help reduce that risk.

Early Spring Herbicide Timing for No-Till Soybeans

Controlling weeds early, during the critical weed-free period for soybeans, is important for minimizing yield losses from weed competition.

Saving Soil and Increasing Profits: Do Strip-Till and No-Till Have a Place on Your Operation?

Are your tillage practices affecting your profits? Tillage can provide solutions to many in-field problems, but it can also cause problems of its own.

Cultivating Success: Maximizing Returns When Planting No-Till Corn

No-till planting. You either have it figured out, think you do, or have admitted that there must be a better way to cultivate success in your fields than your current practices allow.

Soil Organic Matter: Its Functions and Value

Organic matter is a driver of many important soil processes. Understanding its function is important in managing soils to their fullest potential.

How Do Cover Crops Affect My Crop Insurance?

Cover crops can co-exist with crops that are insured in the federal crop insurance programs. Here is a handy guide to navigate the nuances you may come across.

No Till and Water Use Efficiency

Using water efficiently in crop production is focused on reducing losses and maximizing the water you do have. No-till farming practices are a key tool when trying to increase water use efficiency.

Benefits of Mycorrhizae Fungi

Mycorrhizae are a collection of many species of symbiotic or beneficial soil-borne fungi that help nourish a host plant.

Benefits and Management of Crop Rotation

Crop rotation is a component of crop production and an implement for farm management as it balances agronomy and economic market realities.

What is the Value of your Crop Residue?

Carefully weigh the pro's and con's of and consider the long-term and short-term affects of removing or keeping crop residue on your fields.

4R Considerations for No-Tillage or Strip-Tillage Systems

No-till and strip-till practices require a different approach to fertilizer strategy. Take these tips into consideration when planning your fall fertilizer applications.

Crop Residue: Your Soil's Protective Shield

Harvest and planting are times to focus on residue management. The benefits of residue have led farmers to use less aggressive tillage to conserve some crop residue.

Three Considerations for Residue Management in Corn Fields

Set next season's crop up for success by creating optimal conditions. Here are a few tips to consider as you look ahead to planting next year.

Good Weed Control Starts in the Fall

Is your tillage pass helping? Consider these tips when deciding on practices for suppressing next year's weeds on your operation.

How Can Cover Crops Benefit My Nutrient Management Plan

Cover crops can capture residual nitrogen, recycle nitrogen and other nutrients, reduce leaching losses, and/or retain phosphorus and potassium.

Corn Yield Response to Tillage

Different tillage practices can have measurable impact on corn crops in Monmouth, Illinois.

Uses and Benefits of Cover Crops

Cover crops can provide many agronomic and economic benefits, including weed suppression, soil enhancement and more.

Around the Farm Podcast: November 2022

In this episode, Clint talks with Colin Rogers and Tyler Williams who are sustainable systems agronomists with ForGround by Bayer.