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Equipment Hub: Perfect planting for spring

A planter or drill that isn’t level or is running on worn openers, closers or coulters can’t deliver consistent seed depth. Rough seedbeds only magnify the problem, causing equipment to rise and fall and leaving seeds too shallow or too deep. Calibration and a smooth surface set the stage for uniform emergence and solid stands.

January 12, 2026

Andy Overbay

Perfect seed placement starts long before the seed hits the soil. From leveling your planter to smoothing the seedbed, small adjustments now prevent big problems later.

August 2025 new product rollout

July 22, 2025

Check out new products from Kuhn, Chariot Command and more.

Cover crop confessions: Mistakes we made and lessons we learned

Cover crops can be a challenge to master, but experimenting and making four necessary adjustments can help you achieve all the benefits the crops offer.

April 15, 2024

In the summer of 2021, the first diverse warm-season cover crop Kevin Pierce drilled into what had been a conventionally cropped monoculture of cereal rye on Noble Research Institute’s Red River Ranch was a big success.

Advice from an agronomist: Increasing forage biodiversity on your ranch

Improving plant biodiversity on your ranch will often increase forage supply, forage quality and soil health, along with carbon capture potential.

June 26, 2023

Seth Urbanowitz

Interseeding and overseeding are often used interchangeably but can have distinct management implications.

Best of both worlds: Interseeding alfalfa into corn

The reason for this somewhat “out of the box” idea is to attempt to establish alfalfa a full year earlier than a conventional crop rotation would allow.

March 7, 2023

Jerry Clark

Alfalfa producers know that any road to profitability starts with good alfalfa stand establishment.

Farmers find more ways to apply manure on growing crops

June 13, 2022

Karen Lee

In northeast Wisconsin, where water flows to Lake Michigan, dairy farms are experimenting with cropping practices and manure application methods to improve soil health and water quality.

It’s your airplane: Seeding perennials

March 1, 2020

David Hunsberger

When we sold our milking herd of cows this past September, I was seeking a new venture to help take my mind off my cow-less estate, and I decided (with my wife’s blessing) to pursue a lifelong dream – acquire my private pilot’s license.

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Equipment Hub: Perfect planting for spring

August 2025 new product rollout

Cover crop confessions: Mistakes we made and lessons we learned

Advice from an agronomist: Increasing forage biodiversity on your ranch

Best of both worlds: Interseeding alfalfa into corn

Farmers find more ways to apply manure on growing crops

It’s your airplane: Seeding perennials

Heat and sun safety on the farm

A closer look: Reading the mineral tag

How rising temperatures are affecting dairy cow fertility in Canada

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