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No-Till Highlights: Oct. 19, 2023

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by Purple Cow Organics. Read More

How to Interpret Haney Soil Test Results

The Haney test is intended to select robust soil biological activity even if the overall percent organic matter isn’t great. But it’s an open question of what “enough” biological activity is, so interpreting tests like the Haney can be difficult.

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16 Tips for a Better Soybean Harvest

Calm Corn Heads put together answers to its most commonly asked questions and solutions to the most frequent problems farmers encounter during soybean harvest.

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Closing Assembly Maintenance: The Key to Consistent Seed Slot Closure on Single Disk Air Seeders

The pivot point of the closing wheel arm is a crucial component to check when inspecting the closing assembly. The Seeder Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting. Read More
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Harvest Update: “Educational Fall” for Veteran No-Tiller

West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet. Also in this episode, Dr. Ben West, executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, identifies 2 key factors that will drive no-till, strip-till and cover crop adoption rates. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by CultivAce. Read More
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[Podcast] Top Profit-Building Soybean Ideas with 3 No-Till Innovators

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Alan Berry, Ross Bishop and Stan Miller discuss soybean row spacing, planting green, cover crops and more to help you implement money-making changes to your operation.
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Maintaining Phosphorus Availability Throughout Growing Season Critical to High Yields

Brian Reineke, director of agronomy at Phospholutions, says only 10-30% of applied phosphorus (P) fertilizer is taken up by the crop each year. On top of that, less than 2% of soil P is actually available to the crop due to natural soil dynamics. Read More
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Ag States of America: Kentucky

Kentucky’s equine industry contributes about $3 billion to the state’s economy and supports more than 100,000 jobs when factoring agritourism. See what else Kentucky has cooking in this episode of Ag States of America, brought to you by Pivot Bio. Read More

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