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SeedRight Seed Plates Enable Planting of Cover Crops and Wheat with a Planter

July 7, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Offering the flexibility to accurately plant cover crops, wheat and other small grains with a planter, SeedRight seed plates can help growers cover more acres in less time, while enjoying more control over depth and population.

USDA Reports 10% of Corn Crops Silking in the U.S.

July 6, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA has reported some 10% of corn crops silking, above the 9% reported silking in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn silking in the week was 14%.

[Podcast] Interseeding Covers Into Corn

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Axel Garcia y Garcia, Associate Professor of Agronomy & Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota. Garcia y Garcia will discuss how interseeding helps cover crops fit into a cropping system, different methods for interseeding cover crops, timing of interseeding covers into corn, and more.

June 30, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This week’s podcast, sponsored by GS3 Quality Seed, features Axel Garcia y Garcia, Associate Professor of Agronomy & Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota. Garcia y Garcia will discuss how interseeding helps cover crops fit into a cropping system, different methods for interseeding cover crops, timing of interseeding covers into corn, and more.

Cover Crops Offset the Negative Impacts of Corn Silage

June 30, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Harvesting corn for silage removes nearly all aboveground biomass, and this can be detrimental to soil. Despite degrading most near-surface soil properties, corn silage did not negatively impact subsequent soybean yields. Read more in this article from University of Nebraska Extension.

USDA Reports 4% of Corn Crops Silking in the U.S.

June 28, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Some 4% of corn crops were reported silking, in line with the 4% reported silking in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn silking in the week was 6%.

Interseeding Cover Crops into Corn and Soybean

June 28, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

With the short-season available for growing cover crops after corn harvest, interest in interseeding cover crops into corn and soybean crops has increased in recent years. Interseeding is primarily done with a drill early in the season prior to crop canopy closure or via broadcast seeding late in the season, prior to harvest when the crop canopy begins to re-open. Read more in this article from University of Nebraska Extension.

USDA Reports 91% of Soybeans Emerged in the U.S.

June 21, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

According to the report, 91% of soybeans have emerged, above the 86% reported emerged in the same week last year. The 5-year average for soybean emergence in this week was 85%.

[Podcast] Cover Crops Good Alternative to Fallow Fields in Dryland Systems

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Bio Till Cover Crops, features Augustine Obour, a soil scientist with Kansas State University. Obour will discuss using cover crops for soil health and forage in dryland systems, how cover crops use moisture in dryland growing systems, which cover crop species work best in arid climates, and more.

June 18, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

This week’s podcast, sponsored by Bio Till Cover Crops, features Augustine Obour, a soil scientist with Kansas State University. Obour will discuss using cover crops for soil health and forage in dryland systems, how cover crops use moisture in dryland growing systems, which cover crop species work best in arid climates, and more.

Planting Green Could Be Tricky This Year

June 18, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Lancaster Farming

It is crucial to consider current soil moisture conditions and expected rainfall if you are planning to plant green. Our research shows that planting green significantly dries the top 3 inches in the soil profile, compared to planting into cover crops that are killed a week or more prior. Read more in this article from Lancaster Farming.

More Predator Insects in Cornfields with Cover Crops

June 16, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Farm Forum

University of Minnesota Extension researchers have started a small trial examining the predation rate of insect pests in differently managed row crop fields. We compared pest predation in row crop fields with cover crops to predation rates in fields without cover crops. Read more in this article from Farm Forum.

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SeedRight Seed Plates Enable Planting of Cover Crops and Wheat with a Planter

USDA Reports 10% of Corn Crops Silking in the U.S.

[Podcast] Interseeding Covers Into Corn

Cover Crops Offset the Negative Impacts of Corn Silage

USDA Reports 4% of Corn Crops Silking in the U.S.

Interseeding Cover Crops into Corn and Soybean

USDA Reports 91% of Soybeans Emerged in the U.S.

[Podcast] Cover Crops Good Alternative to Fallow Fields in Dryland Systems

Planting Green Could Be Tricky This Year

More Predator Insects in Cornfields with Cover Crops

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