Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:
- Analyzing Latest Phantom Yield Loss Data
- Consider High-Flying Cover Crop Seeders
- How Insecticides Could Shape the Future of Agriculture
- Understanding the Power of No-Till & Cover Crops
- Terraforma Striving to Make Farmer’s Lives Easier
Analyzing Latest Phantom Yield Loss Data
Connor Sible, a research assistant professor in crop production at Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, recently shared phantom yield loss data from last year’s growing season. Check out this post on X, formerly Twitter, to see what he and other commentators are gathering from the latest phantom yield loss data.
Finally got around to this past year's phantom yield loss data. Here are the last two years of results, same 9 hybrids tested in both years.
— Connor Sible (@ConnorSible) January 28, 2025
Yield loss is real, but it is not kernel respiration on the plant. It is either harvest loss or yield monitor calibration variation. pic.twitter.com/g4B01fK68x
Consider High-Flying Cover Crop Seeders
It was a clear, dry day when Tony Kurt welcomed a small group of neighbors, local officials and media personnel to his fields near Cascade for a drone-seeding demonstration. The fourth-generation farmer has a strong historical connection to his land and its past. But in hosting the event featuring cutting-edge technology he was looking ahead to the future. Check out this article to read more.
How Insecticides Could Shape the Future of Agriculture
Insecticides have played a pivotal role in modern agriculture, safeguarding crops from harmful pests that threaten food security. As the global population continues to rise, farmers are under increasing pressure to maximize yields and ensure sustainable farming practices. Today, insecticides are evolving with advancements in biotechnology, precision agriculture, and environmentally friendly formulations. This article explores how insecticides are shaping the future of agriculture and ensuring global food security.
Understanding the Power of No-Till & Cover Crops
In this video, check out No-Till Farmer’s 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Michael Thompson, a Kansas farmer who is regenerating his soils with no-till and cover-crops coupled with Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing — giving his farm resilience during the severe 2011 and 2012 droughts.
Terraforma Striving to Make Farmer’s Lives Easier
All no-tillers know that soil health is critical to growing abundant crops. A company called Terraforma is working to change how producers care for the land they farm. Their mission is to increase farm profitability by optimizing soil biodiversity and reducing fertilizer input costs. In this video from Nebraska Ag Expo, learn more about their efforts.
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