A new year always brings the promise of change and promises to do things better. Eat better, exercise more, and don’t forget Valentine’s Day. But as farmers, we have another goal to consider that has one of the greatest impacts on our 2016 profits: nitrogen management. In today’s tough economic environment, this is a critical…
This year was dynamic regardless of where you grew corn. In the central Corn Belt, we received more rain than we had seen in decades (or ever). In the northern Corn Belt, there was some of the best environmental conditions we have ever seen. As an agronomist, I can learn the most about systems and…
Margins are tight. In some areas, fertilizer prices have eased a bit, but certainly not enough to offset the low corn price. With that in mind, input efficiency is more important than ever. As we look for ways to produce more corn with less, nitrogen planning is critical. Of all the factors that contribute to…
The weather this fall was among the best many of us can remember. A long spell of dry weather and warm temperatures led to lower drying costs and great conditions for alleviating soil compaction with tillage. However, in early November this open window closed quickly and left many of us with acres not covered with…
Driven by a passion to help manage residue, Gregg put together a strong engineering team to develop this new retrofit stalk roll system designed to improve the following year’s plant stands, and help improve the availability of nutrients locked within the residue. As a result, 360 CHAINROLL was created, and was tested on fields throughout…
This trial tested 360 Y-DROP on soils away from the Corn Belt. The side-by-side trial on the farm of Stan & Aaron Smith in Southern Michigan aimed at comparing the yield impacts of traditional sidedress application at V6 with a coulter bar against a mid-season N application at V10 with 360 Y-DROP. The same amount…
This trial was done on my home farm in central Illinois. The trial compared several different nitrogen application plans, including a prescription determined through in-season nitrogen measurement with 360 SOILSCAN. Trial Details: Ammonium sulfate was applied three days prior to planting on April 28. In one strip, ESN was also applied three days pre-plant. The…
As time speeds along in the farming industry, we have seen many changes. When it comes to harvesting corn, the growth in scale and technology has changed drastically over the years. When I was growing up on a John Deere 7700, I was impressed by all of the processes going on inside the machine. Today,…
Data from our third field trial comes in from central Illinois comparing fungicide applied by 360 UNDERCOVER versus no fungicide treatment. In this trial, Priaxor? was applied via 360 UNDERCOVER at the V12 growth stage. Weighed checks showed a 25 bu/A advantage for Priaxor applied with 360 UNDERCOVER. The application stopped disease before it could…
Yield results continue to roll in across the Corn Belt from our various field trials. In this trial, located in southern Illinois, we compared eight different application plans with a total of 16 passes in the field. The trial aimed to compare the yield impact of late-season nitrogen application with a traditional one-and-done approach. As…
