Utilize Crop Rotation & Cover Crops
It’s no secret that cover crops offer an array of benefits. But maybe you’ve experienced a cover crop failure. Challenges like this tend to arise when cover crops are treated as an afterthought. John Urbanick, a Pennsylvania farmer and ProfitProAG client, knows you’ve got to manage cover crops, much like you manage a cash crop. John and his brother Joe have been growing cover crops for the past decade to improve their soil. Cover crops have also cut their ragweed challenges by 50%. Plus, the cereal rye in their “super scavenger” seed mix pulls in valuable nitrogen from the soil. “We’re trying to grow our own nitrogen,” Urbanick says. Click here to see how the Urbanicks make cover crops work, and learn a simple, 3-step process to help you succeed with cover crops.
Reduce Tillage Cost
Got rain? While there’s plenty of talk about praying for rain and jokes about rain dances this summer, why aren’t more people discussing tillage? How much is tillage really costing you, especially when Mother Nature turns the water off? We contend that intensive tillage is one of your biggest enemies when it comes to water conservation, soil health and productive crops. Don’t overlook 3 practical steps to help you cut tillage costs (and still break down crop residue efficiently), boost your soil’s water-holding capacity, and produce healthier, higher-yielding crops. Click here for all the details.
Minimize Plant Stress This Summer, Maximize Crop Yields This Fall
If you’re concerned about dry conditions this summer, it’s time to control the controllables that impact yield potential. There’s one thing you don’t want if you’re trying to keep crops green and healthy, and that’s ethylene. Plants produce ethylene when they’re stressed. Did you know there are ways to manage this process, so your crop can continue to grow, develop and achieve a higher yield potential? Read on for all the details.
Secrets from a Top Soybean Grower
How much did your soybeans yield last fall? Were you anywhere close to 88 bushels per acre? John Zittel achieves those kinds of yields. In fact, he’s won the New York Soybean Association’s yield contest for two years in a row. What are his secrets to successful soybean production? Hint: he’s not a fan of stressing his crops with AMS, but he is a fan of foliar feeding. See which of his proven, practical solutions might work on your farm.
Making Sense of Heat Stress, Climate Change and Plant Health
There’s been a lot of talk about the potential for drought in 2021, which can lead to heat stress in crops. But what if we’re really experiencing climate change? Let’s see what the science says. Also, no matter what Mother Nature brings this summer, there are ways to make your soil and crops more resilient. Read on to learn more.
Boost Soil & Plant Health
As fertilizer prices rise, wouldn’t it be great to cut your fertilizer bill, without sacrificing yield potential? It’s possible—and practical—when you put biology back in the soil. See how Minnesota farmer Bill Banken is working with ProfitProAG to break down crop residue effectively, build soil health, boost plant health and reduce the need for chemicals and commercial fertilizer. Learn more at “Build Soil Health to Boost Plant Health.”
Is 2021 Setting up to be a Drought Year?
You’re focused on planting right now, but we’re keeping an eye on signs that parts of the Midwest may be headed for a drought this year.
Optimize Crop Stands: 5 Ways to “Jump Start Yield”
With increasing corn production costs and fluctuating grain prices, the management decisions you make at planting become more important than ever. While you often hear that higher yield potential all starts with the seed, selecting the right genetics for your acres is only part of the story.
Corn “Recipe for Success”
While conventional wisdom focuses on everything from fertilizer to fungicides to achieve higher yields, what if there were more to it than that?
How to Manage Crop Residue
Managing crop residue is pivotal to lowering cost, improving yield and profitability. Farming is all about managing resources, including money. You can be a low-cost producer and maximize profits by Farming the Controllables.
