With the world of seeding equipment going to wide row spacing and narrow openers, this is putting our seed at higher risk of seed-placed fertilizer injury. Yes, the wide rows and narrow openers are reducing the horsepower required to pull the gargantuan drills that cover more ground and gain efficiencies of scale. And it does […] Read more
An Argument For High SBU
You want to retain all the residual nutrients you can. That means leaving nutrient-rich chaff and straw on the field — and, for this farmer, working them in
With the price of fertilizer as high as it is, cycling nutrient-rich crop residue back into the soil will be the difference in growing a crop economically or not. A healthy soil with balanced fertility is the key to long-term crop production. Baling straw without returning it and the manure back to the field means […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
