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      By Mario Petkovski
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      By Carolina Irrigation Solutions
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      By Laura Barrera
      Published Dec 9, 2019 

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      By Amanda Allworth
      Published Jun 6, 2018 

      The USDA began reporting corn yield estimates in 1866. That year, the average farm was harvesting 24.3 bushels per acre; today that same farm averages 176.6 bushels of corn per acre. One might think that...

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      By Amanda Allworth
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    • Nutrient Stratification Not a Problem in No-Till

      By Laura Barrera
      Published Aug 13, 2018 

      A common concern growers may have when they move to a no-till system is nutrient stratification.Without tillage to mix fertilizer into the soil, no-tillers may wonder whether the nutrients applied to the...

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      Updated Feb 18, 2021 

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      By Mario Petkovski
      Updated Aug 22, 2020 

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      By Feed the Soil, Feed the World
      Published Oct 13, 2021 

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      Published Sep 20, 2021 

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      By Laura Barrera
      Published Oct 1, 2020 

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      Updated Mar 1, 2021 

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      By Laura Barrera
      Updated Aug 17, 2020 

      You can pick the right seed, use the right equipment, apply the right inputs, and plant at the right depth, but without the right soil temperature, your crops are likely to struggle. One practice that can...

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      Updated Aug 20, 2020 

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      By Direct Driller Magazine
      Published Jan 19, 2019 

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      By Laura Barrera
      Published Mar 7, 2019 

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      Cover Crops
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      By Laura Barrera
      Published Jan 22, 2020 

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      Cover Crops
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      By Laura Barrera
      Published Jun 1, 2018 

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