Darrell Smith

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Measurable improvements in soil health are showing up in side-by-side trials
How many times have you looked at a yield map and wondered why one part of a field outyielded another?
New drainage designs keep water available when needed.
If corn growers compiled a list of their greatest corn disease threats, gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, southern corn leaf blight and Goss’s bacterial wilt would be right at the top.
Soil health and efficient nitrogen use go hand in hand, but the relationship is complicated.
In a field where slope is undetectable to the naked eye, a topographic map shows where to place surface drainage ditches so they will channel water off the field.
Here’s another way to view the role of crop residue on phosphorus (P) availability in continuous corn.
Use products with different sites of action to prevent resistance from cornering your fields.
You can’t always predict the weather; but you can put plans in place so you’re ready to plant in all conditions.
A cattle operation uses lots of wire to create temporary paddocks and replace old fences. So finding a fast, easy way to handle wire was top of mind.