The saying, “you can’t save your way to prosperity,” may be true in many instances, but is it possible to save money by spending less on nitrogen while increasing revenue through higher yields? The idea of reducing nitrogen inputs while increasing yield is a delicate balance and certainly not a practice that will work in…
In areas across the country that are experiencing delayed planting due to weather conditions, growers whose normal practice includes applying anhydrous pre-plant likely won’t want to wait too long to get into the field. The question then becomes how soon can corn be planted after applying anhydrous pre-plant without causing injury? When anhydrous is applied,…
If you’ve been through certified application training, you know the basics of selecting nozzles to get the most benefit out of the product and keeping it on target. This training, plus a collection of nozzle selection guide apps can help you factor in the requirements for boom height, ground speed, wind speed, volume, nozzle spacing,…
Due to the mild winter in the south it is possible that sugarcane aphids may become a damaging pest of grain sorghum again this year. First discovered as a pest in grain in 2013, they have quickly expanded their territory and severity. Two main reasons for the increase in damage are the population dynamics of…
Conditions continue to be favorable for development of wheat diseases. Powdery mildew in the north, septoria tritici, and fusarium head scab among others are potential issues. Fusarium head scab is a disease that infects the head during flowering, so good coverage of the head is imperative to help manage this disease. Below are images…
Today’s growers try to walk the fine line between producing large crops as efficiently as possible while working hard to maintain environmentally friendly practices. A term we hear tossed around quite a bit today is NUE, which stands for Nitrogen Use Efficiency. You often hear numbers like .8#/bu or 1.1#/bu associated with the concept –…
It’s the law of supply and demand — if you own a self-propelled sprayer, you are in demand. Strong yield response from mid-season nitrogen applications last season means that many of your neighbors are looking for a custom applicator that can feed their crop this summer. Your self-propelled sprayer can be the centerpiece of a…
MORTON, Ill., April 20, 2016 – 360 YIELD PATROL™, the new free soil sampling app from 360 Yield Center®, is now available for download on iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod® touch. This new app enhances the user experience of 360 SOILSCAN™, a portable soil testing system that provides users with real-time, zone-specific soil nitrate analyses. Data…
MORTON, Ill. April 19, 2016 – Gregg Sauder and the 360 Yield Center team have announced the dates for the 2016 Proving Grounds, the biggest year for this event to date. Proving Grounds 2016 consists of 4 one-day events from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on August 9, 10, 11, & 12 in Tremont, Ill. Gregg Sauder,…
Many growers have already applied all or a portion of their nitrogen for this year’s crop. In many areas, a warm and wet November-December, in connection with an early warm-up this spring, has led to conversion of the NH4+ molecule to the NO3- molecule, making it more available to leach or to be denitrified, depending…
