[Video] Interseeding Corn at V6 Stage

July 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

David Stelter, a grower from Wood Lake, Minn., showcases a piece of equipment he built for interseeding corn at the V6 stage in 30-inch rows. They wanted to get soil movement with rotary tines during seeding. Germination occurs within 3-5 days, with adequate rainfall.

Cover Crops Fuel Minnesota Dairy’s High Milk Production

Double-cropping triticale and sorghum for silage provides additional feed for David Stelter’s Holstein herd while keeping the ground covered for better soil health.

By Sarah Hill posted on May 30, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Soil Health

David Stelter, Wood Lake, Minn., has wanted to be a farmer since he was a small child. Today, the fourth-generation dairyman focuses on boosting yield outcomes and improving the condition of his land with cover crops.

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There Can Be No Life Without Soil

By Julia Gerlach posted on May 29, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

By many accounts, the winter of 2021-2022 has been windier than normal. While windiness is apparently a somewhat difficult phenomenon to compare across the years due to changes in how it’s been measured, reports from across the Great Plains and Midwest support the impression that there were more days with high winds than normal.

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Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

Earlier this week we paid another visit to this year’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick in Vincennes, Ind., and one thing about Ray is that even when it’s the “off season,” he’s still thinking ahead for next season.

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