Farming

Mike and Kelly explain the soil reaction and final takeaways from their experiment with flat rate nitrogen versus their standard practice of variable-rate application.

As the carbon marketplace becomes more clearly defined and understood, the opportunity to boost revenue on farms is expanding. There are more dollars to be deployed through Ecosystem Services than available acres. Truterra's Mariah Murphy, explains the opportunities available to increase acre profits in 2023.

You don’t think of western Tennessee as wheat country. Never the less, XA Affiliate Johnny Verell is bringing a competitive edge to the 2023 XtremeAg Wheat Wager. He takes his wheat very seriously -- something he admits the generations before him didn’t. Tune in to hear how Johnny maximizes yield and test weight by harvesting his wheat while it’s still wet — 25% moisture when the combines start rolling!

Lee Lubbers has spent over a decade researching methods for conditioning his water so that it does not kill the biology in his field. He shares his findings, best practices, methods and products he uses to make his water work for him.

Kelly, Mike and Chad talk about their approach to seed treatment and look at a new seed treatment from Spraytec that the guys will be trialing this spring.

In Fall of 2021, Kelly stated his over-arching objective for Garrett Land & Cattle’s 2022 cropping season was stress mitigation. Turns out it was the perfect year to focus effort on reducing crop stress as the year was hot and dry. Kelly explains the practices and products he utilized and also the results.

Mike is taking soil samples for some new soil diagnostic tools that he'll be employing on Kelly Garrett's farm to get more insights into soil biology, diversification, mineralization, and more.

Temple and Chad check check on the residue breakdown in 2 fields: One with a ResidueRX application and one without. Is there a difference?

Chad is sending a batch of new disc openers back to the factory due to a fault that many may not notice. He explains how even the smallest imperfection can cause problems in the field this spring during planting.