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Cropping Mix Mastery: How Data Analytics Drives Successful Farming Decisions
Matt Miles is opting not to plant wheat this fall for 2024 harvest. Instead, he’s opting to plant full-season soybeans this spring, which is actually late winter in the Arkansas delta. Matt is making…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Making Cover Crops Work On Your Farm
Sometime between your crop's late reproductive stage and mid-winter, you have the opportunity to improve your soil quality and protect it from erosion by planting cover crops. Do you plant cover crop…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Financial Fundamentals for the Beginning Farmer
Farming is a business with high capital investment and historically low margins. Successful farming depends on more than just high yields — navigating the financial aspects of the farm is crucial, es…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Member Spotlight: How Fresh Ideas Fuel First Generation Farmer James Hepp
The Member Spotlight is on Iowa’s James Hepp. James — to put it lightly — isn't afraid to try new new things. He got into farming by crafting an arrangement with a retiring operator whose children wa…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
A Soybean Seed Switch is Coming to Garrett Land & Cattle
After six years, Kelly Garrett is almost certain he’ll be switching from Enlist-traited soybeans to Dicamba-traited soybeans in 2024. He and agronomist Mike Wingrove discuss the reason they’re contem…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Grain Bins and Dryers | What To Look For
Are grain bins all the same? How about dryers? They look the same and they all have the same function. But, their are some differences that are important for farmers to know about before purchasing t…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Mystery of The Missing Soybeans
Mike Evans, agronomist who works with Kelly Garrett, got called to the field when the combine operators knew they were losing beans but not sure why. Turns out, the soybean plants had pods so close t…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
How Does Fall Residue Impact Summer Nutrients?
What you are doing in the fall — from the combine pass until the calendar flips to the new year — can have a big impact on nutrient availability for your crops come next summer. XA’s Matt Swanson exp…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
What is The Maximum Attainable Yield on Your Farm?
Damian talks with Kevin Matthews and Chad Henderson about where they think yield potential is and the limiting factors on their farms that are currently keeping them from getting there.
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Hidden Cost of Too Much Fall Nitrogen: Soil Degradation & Reduced Yields?
As Kelly Garrett says, the holy grail of American Agriculture is corn production and for 50 years we’ve thought the key to more corn is more nitrogen. As it turns out, too much nitrogen in the Autumn…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago