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What Is A Plant Biostimulant?
Plant biostimulants have gained significant attention in the world of agriculture and in recent years. But what exactly are they, and how can they benefit your crop? Damian Mason is in the Stoller booth at Farm Progress to find out what exactly a biostimulant is and more importantly, what their role is in getting you to the next yield level.
Strategies for Pigweed Control Amid Increased Herbicide Resistance
Pigweed — layman’s term for Water Hemp and Palmer Amaranth — is a big problem. The species which is native to the desert southwest has successfully migrated to crop fields throughout the U.S. Because of its roots in the desert and its biology, the plants are tough to kill and getting even tougher. XA’s Matt Swanson and Caleb Traugh join FMC’s Blaire Colvin to discuss strategies to manage an increasingly resistant class of weeds that’s very prolific and capable of causing huge yield drags.
What Is Next For Temple's Milo?
Temple's Milo is in the late stages. But he isn't done yet. He talks about next steps to bring this crop home.
Spoon Feeding Soybeans
AgroLiquid’s Galynn Beer joins Temple Rhodes to explain the multiple soybean trials displayed at Temple’s field day. The big takeaway: It’s time to stop treating soybeans as simply the rotation between corn. Because….With enhanced fertility practices soybeans can make big yields and a lot of money!
Member Spotlight: Greg Dell - Young Maryland Farmer Unafraid of Experimentation
About 90 miles from XtremeAg’s Temple Rhodes, you’ll find 29-year-old farmer and XA member Greg Dell. Greg didn’t want to go to college, but his dad wouldn’t allow him back on the farm until he’d worked somewhere else for three years. He explains the growth and learning experience being employed by a large-scale farming operation allowed him. Greg discusses with Damian his aspiration to be better but not necessarily bigger, the value of experimentation, and the farm's profitable expansion into bird seed production.
Expediting Residue Breakdown
After your combine completes the harvest pass, the remaining residue begins breaking down. But if you let this breakdown happen on nature’s timetable, you’re wasting valuable nutrients. Last year’s crop residue holds fertility that you’ve already paid for — an effective management plan recycles your fertility investment. Temple, Chad, and Holganix’s Rob McCoy discuss the importance of residue management.
Recent Member Webinars
Did you miss our latest member webinar? Catch up on all of the XtremeAg monthly webinars right here. But, as the title suggests, you have to be an XtremeAg member to watch. No worries, we can take care of that right here: XtremeAg Membership
Breaking Down The Residue For Your Next Crop
Big crops create big residue that you need to get through while planting next spring, or even maybe to plant this Fall’s cover crop. How effectively you break down said residue can have an absolute impact on next year’s crops. Also, there is a bonus of stored fertility within your residue just waiting to be untapped — but if managed incorrectly, you could lose that free fertilizer.
Rounding The Bases: Maximizing Your Final Application
What are you applying on your last pass? Better yet, when is your last pass? The guys from XtremeAg discuss their late season strategy to maximize yields and profits. If you’re looking for guidance on maximizing the ROI on your final remaining inputs, what products to use late-season, and the factors the XA guys use in deciding how to treat a crop that’s in its final reproduction phase, then you need to watch this.
Pest Management Practices
You produce good crops. So good, in fact, that pests want a taste of what you produce. How do you manage for big yields, while keeping critters from eating into your harvest? That’s what the XtremeAg guys will be talking about at our July 6th webinar. You work hard, don’t let your hard work go to waste by losing yield to pests.
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Taking Your Sprayer To New Heights!
You have a choice when it comes to late season applications on corn, sorghum, or sunflowers: Run your sprayer and accept the fact you’re going to snap off a percentage of the tall crop, or hire an aerial applicator. Now you have a third option: A lift kit for your sprayer that will give you an extra 18 inches or more. Watch this if you’re looking for another tool in your tool box for late season applications.
Boost Your Sprayer's Efficiency with This PWM Nozzle Maintenance Tip
Are you tired of dealing with clogged or inconsistent spray patterns? Boost your sprayer's efficiency with this simple maintenance hack for keeping your pulse-width modulated sprayer nozzles operating at peak performance. Kevin shares one of his top maintenance hacks for improving PWM nozzle performance.
ARE WE TAKING FOOD OUT OF THE PIPELINE?
Kelly talks about the group of consumer product companies that he hosted in June in partnership with Truterra Ag: The questions they asked and the key learnings that he came away with that will change the future of agriculture.
Making Money Off Of High Moisture Corn
Johnny pulls the trigger fast on corn harvest. Why? Because harvesting corn at 30% moisture makes him more money than if he allows it to dry down to the teens. If you’re interested in: higher yields, avoidance of “phantom loss,” capturing positive basis in the markets, spreading out your labor, minimizing weather risk, and other tips to make more money, watch this!
What Did Johnny Learn From His Planter Flipping Over?
When it comes to in-furrow planting, every detail matters. Just ask Johnny, who had an eye-opening experience when his planter unexpectedly flipped over. Sure, he could get a replacement planter, but it wouldn't have an in-furrow system on it. Knowing that he needed some sort of in-furrow nutrient package, he turned to a new product from Meristem.
What To Consider When Updating Your Grain Drying System
Johnny Verell explains why he chose the set-up he has — for the user-friendly attributes, efficiency of energy consumption, and the adaptability for expansion to fit his long-term farming business plan. Grain drying technology has improved immensely, to make your investment in infrastructure make money for your farm, watch this!
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