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Corn
The Nitrogen Balancing Act
Supplying your corn crop’s critical early season nitrogen needs can make or break your yield.
November 16, 2020 08:28 PM
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Darrell Smith
Harvest
Corn
A Smooth Harvest
Start harvest based on weather forecasts, then manage stored grain all winter long
November 16, 2020 08:27 PM
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Crops
Maximize Profit Foot By Foot With Variable-Input Technology
Adjusting the rate of seed, fertilizer and pesticide row by row and even foot by foot across a field deserves a brand-new name: variable-input technology.
November 15, 2020 02:59 PM
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Ration nitrogen based on growth stages
Crop Production
10 Steps to Efficient Nitrogen
A well-planned program results in more bushels, less fertilizer and reduced loss
November 15, 2020 02:45 PM
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Crop Production
Achieve the Perfect Stand in 12 Steps
As you wait for weather conditions to clear up, temperatures to rise and planting to finally be underway, you’re undoubtedly trying to make sure the crop gets the best start.
November 15, 2020 01:43 PM
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Crop Production
A New Era of Crop Production
There’s no quick and easy way to move from conventional farming—using the same management and a few hybrids on all acres—to variable-input technology (VIT) management.
November 15, 2020 01:41 PM
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Matching yield goals to water supply lets you choose the right hybrids and populations for each management zone.
Crop Production
8 Ways to Match Hybrids to Management Zones Based on Water Supply
Matching yield goals to water supply lets you choose the right hybrids and populations for each management zone.
November 15, 2020 01:36 PM
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Darrell Smith
Phosphorus (P) is required for the elongation and division of cells and for the transfer of starches and sugars. Plant roots come in contact with P three ways (shown at right). Taking up nutrients is an active process that requires energy. Plants receive that energy from P.
Crop Production
The Magic of Phosphorus
Harvest is in full swing, but the impact of a difficult planting season is still apparent from the combine perch.
November 15, 2020 01:03 PM
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Crop Production
Phosphorus Levels can Make or Break High Yield Results
Harvest is in full swing, but the impact of a difficult planting season is still apparent from the combine perch. While phosphorus (P) might have been plentiful in the soil, a cold, wet spring tricked the nutrient from working its magic.
November 15, 2020 01:03 PM
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Crop Production
In and Out Grain Storage
Semis unload and hit the road in under eight minutes
November 15, 2020 12:59 PM
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