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Narrowing Row Spacing Can Gain Higher Yields

February 2, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Row spacing for both corn and soybean is an important decision to make for any crop producer and can lead to high yielding crops. Corn row spacing is important to maximize yield as well as to keep balanced with economic output. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.

Sustainable Farming, Including Cover Crops, is Economically Challenging for Farmers

October 18, 2019 | Posted in Economics

Source: The Daily Iowan

Mitchell Hora grows corn and soybeans in Washington County on a farm his family has owned for 115 years. He started planting cover crops four years ago and just recently started seeing economic progress after losing $100 an acre in his first year. Read more in this article from The Daily Iowan.

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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.

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