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Often, we farmers try to get in a routine when it comes to field work. We try to use the same tool for every spring tillage pass, we write detailed notes about down pressure settings and use phrases like “It worked last year why not again this year”, or my favorite “This is how my father, and his father, did it”. Unfortunately, these routines occur in fall tillage far too often.

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Small-plot research has informed farmers worldwide about various applications, and approaches, from increasing yield to decreasing the soil seed bank.  Whether it be the Morrow Plots at the University of Illinois, or Becks Hybrid’s Practical Farm Research, they all have the same end goal of providing information. 

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Harvest has finally started in the Midwest, and we’re excited to present our full, systematic approach to Integrated Pest Management. Some may ask “How does harvesting crops have a role in IPM?”. It is a key player in managing residues and sets the stage for decomposition.

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In the last blog article, we discussed straw distribution before stubble cultivation. What did we learn? That it is particularly important to take a look behind the combine. The keywords are: Homogeneous straw distribution and Good chaff quality

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Straw – it is a by-product of the harvest, but its significance of straw and, thus, also for straw management is constantly increasing. We want to question and to examine these topics. For what happens in front of the combine has become as important as what remains behind the combine.

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Recent interests in cover crops have demanded more answers. Some of these questions include: What are the best seeding techniques, correct seeding populations, right mixes, and most effective termination practices?