Johnny’s Potentially Winning Wheat Strategy
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!
Results From Kelly’s 2022 Objective of Stress Mitigation
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.
How We Produce Big Yield, High Profit Wheat with Temple and Chad
Temple Rhodes and Chad Henderson team up in this podcast to share the practices and products they utilize to grow high yield wheat.
Kevin’s Big Takeaways From 2022
Successful farm operators takes the winter season to reflect on lessons learned the prior season then go about applying those lessons for greater return next season. Kevin Matthews shares his big takeaways from things he did right and things he got wrong in crop season ’22.
No More Cotton? Meet Tennessee Farmer Johnny Verell
Johnny Verell talks about his operation and shares the 3 subjects he’s learned the most about from XtremeAg as well as the subjects on which he intends to contribute to XtremeAg’s followers.
Adjusting The Acreage Mix For 2023
Last year, Kelly Garrett planned to plant more soybean acres than corn. He didn’t end up doing that, nor did he dabble more in soybean following soybean acres. Why did he change his cropping mix plans? Kelly explains the adjustments he’ll be making in 2023.
3 Mistakes You Might Be Making With Your Sprayer
Your sprayer is an expensive piece of equipment that gets plenty of use deploying expensive crop inputs. Nick Fleitz, our resident sprayer expert and agronomist from Pentair Hypro explains three mistakes that could be costing you money and robbing yield.
Nutrient Stratification — You Have It, Here’s How You Remedy It
Your top few inches of soil are ripe with fertility, but the water and uptake roots are deeper where there’s a nutrient void. We are talking about diagnosing and fixing nutrient stratification with Shaun Guthmiller of Concept Agritek.
The Results Are In and Residue Cost Kelly Yield
Twice this season — in spring and during summer — we checked in with Garrett Land & Cattle Agronomist, Mike Evans about residue problems on some of their fields. This time we hear from Mike as well as Kelly Garrett with harvest results.