Farming

Stacking Nodes and Taking Names

Stacking Nodes and Taking Names

Matt talks about the three trial plots he is installing today, each with a specific goal.

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23 DAYS LATER

23 DAYS LATER

It's been a tricky spring so far in terms of the weather, but 23 days later Kelly has corn life.

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Back With A New Stand

Back With A New Stand

What a difference a few weeks makes for the reigning NCGA yield contest champion. Heath is back in the field that he just ripped up a few weeks ago with a new stand.

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Why Calcium Should Be A Bigger Part of Your Fertilizer Budget

Why Calcium Should Be A Bigger Part of Your Fertilizer Budget

Kelly Garrett’s Iowa farm fields are saturated with calcium, whereas Kevin Matthews’ North Carolina fields are calcium deficient. Yet, they both apply a quart of calcium per acre. Why? Because calcium is a limiting factor for both farmers. Kevin and Kelly discuss with Damian Mason, the role of calcium as a mover of nutrients and more importantly, talk about what they are doing to get it into the plant.

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We Have Less Lodging In Our Wheat.  Here is why

We Have Less Lodging In Our Wheat. Here is why

Last December, Chad Henderson bet Temple Rhodes that his wheat would be laying down by this time in the season. Well it is still standing and Temple knows why.

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Switching From a Dry Fertilizer Program to Liquid & Making It Profitable

Switching From a Dry Fertilizer Program to Liquid & Making It Profitable

Matt Miles admits, when it comes to his fertility program, he wasn’t an early adopter. “It was old school, it was easy…and easy isn’t always the best.” He now uses frequent liquid fertilizer applications — in-furrow, via Y-drop, and over the top foliar. Matt and Layne Miles explain their fertility program evolution with Damian Mason on this episode of the Cutting The Curve Podcast.

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Mitigating Stress In His Cotton Plot

Mitigating Stress In His Cotton Plot

Matt just finished planting his cotton trial for Loveland Products. He is focused on mitigating stress and getting the in-furrow fertility just right this season.

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Meeting Their Match In His The River Bottom Fields

Meeting Their Match In His The River Bottom Fields

Chad has had some success in the past with this seed, but now he is putting them to the real test in his river bottoms. Stay tuned.

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This Gives Me A Bigger WIndow

This Gives Me A Bigger WIndow

When you farm as many acres as Chad with as many different soil types and locations, you have to focus on efficiency. Chad talks about why he chooses to use products on certain acres, and not on others.

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