Successful No-till Planting Starts at Harvest
Since harvest is the last pass over the field before planting, it is important to think about how to create the ideal seedbed. Not only… Read More »Successful No-till Planting Starts at Harvest
Since harvest is the last pass over the field before planting, it is important to think about how to create the ideal seedbed. Not only… Read More »Successful No-till Planting Starts at Harvest
Since gauge wheels determine the depth at which the openers penetrate the ground (assuming down pressure is adequate), it is of upmost importance that they… Read More »Gauge Wheel Issues and Answers
It seems to be the latest trend amongst the Regenerative Ag folks to stop using seed-applied fungicides for fear of what they might be doing… Read More »Do Seed-Applied Fungicides Harm Mycorrhizae?
This no-till cotton field was planted with two different planters, two operators. The arrow is the dividing line. The planters were both equipped with Keetons + Mojos,… Read More »Paying Attention Pays Off!
We tend to be rather complacent about soybean stand uniformity—non-uniform distance between plants as well as non-uniform timing of emergence. As an agronomist, I stopped worrying… Read More »Soybean Stand Uniformity: Does It Matter?
by Matt Hagny, freelance agronomic consultant since ’94[Originally written Nov 2017; updated March 2019] Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, marestail, kochia in many regions are now resistant… Read More »Resistant Weeds: Tillage vs Technology (including WEEDit)
For those who don’t know my history, I’ve been an agronomist (independent crop consultant) for nearly a quarter-century now, working almost exclusively with no-till systems… Read More »Fertilizers in the Seed Row (“Pop-up”)
I’ve spent my working life as an agronomist (independent crop consultant), trying to improve no-till cropping systems and methods. I didn’t set out to manufacture… Read More »Seeds Must Absorb Moisture (Help Them)
If you don’t already have your cover-crop rye and triticale seed purchased, now is a great time to get that plan underway for when your… Read More »Cover-crop Seeding This Fall
Everyone wants to dwell on how different their particular patch of farmland is, or the particular crop they grow, or their local climate, etc.