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Evaluating Stands in Bean Fields After Rain

Category: Crop Management
Published on June 05, 2017
Written by John Viertel
I have been getting out in the field with my hula hoop this week checking the stands in some soybean fields where there is a lot of cover crop residue. Because of all the recent rains and the residue, there seems to be some real variation in the populations, especially in areas where water ponded […]

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Soil Health Study Field 2nd Corn Follow-Up

Category: Fertilizer
Published on May 22, 2017
Written by John Viertel
I got back into the Soil Health Study field on Friday after one inch of rain Thursday night, and here is what I found. It is not hard to pick out which plants got the Crop Choice Starter program. In this side by side, the program was four (4) gallons of 9-18-9-1, one (1) gallon […]

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Hansman No-Till Soybean Field

Category: Crop Management
Published on May 18, 2017
Written by John Viertel
Crop Choice Starter Program on Soybeans The pictures with this blog were taken May 16, 2017. I stopped by John Hansman’s no till soybean field, just north of Columbia, Mo, on Tuesday morning to see how his soybeans were doing after all the rain we had earlier this month. As you can see they were […]

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Starter Fertilizer & Soil Health Study Field Current Condition

Category: Fertilizer
Published on May 12, 2017
Written by John Viertel
Starter Program on Corn I spent some time in the SOIL HEALTH STUDY FIELD this morning. I was taking stand counts, digging some holes in the ground and looking at root systems, checking for insect damage- the kind of things that we all should be doing as our corn emerges. This field of corn has […]

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Recommendations for Applying Nitrogen

Category: Crop Management
Published on May 02, 2017
Written by John Viertel
After a pretty decent April, we go into May wet! We had six (6) inches and more here in Central Missouri. There is flooding going on after the rain that we got Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and today, with more on the way Wednesday. Most of us have been through this kind of weather, and conditions […]

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Zinc Deficiency Cause and Effect

Category: Crop Management
Published on February 06, 2017
Written by John Viertel
Last spring there was a lot of corn that had some nutrient deficiencies, mainly sulfur. However, some of the tissue tests which I had run came back deficient in Zinc. After doing some research on this matter, I found that 30-50% of soil samples in Missouri report a zinc deficiency. Here are five reasons of […]

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Solutions To Your Precision Farming Operation

Category: Precision Ag
Published on January 10, 2017
Written by Jason Smith
With the new year upon us, we focus on the next growing season. The Ag Leader InCommand 1200 and 800 will help manage all operations on the farm. Display Cast is the next level of connectivity in precision farming. With just a push of a button, multiple displays can connect wirelessly and share information. Ag Leader’s Display […]

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Start Thinking About Your Planter Setup Today

Category: Crop Management
Published on January 05, 2017
Written by John Viertel
  Kinze Planter setup last spring to apply Crop Choice starter fertilizer. Happy New Year! As it is snowing here this morning, I thought I’d put together some pictures of a planter that is ready to go to the field to plant corn. As you can see, we have installed a custom delivery system for […]

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Sugar E-Boost in 2016 Plots

Category: Soil Service Info
Published on December 20, 2016
Written by John Viertel
Here it is the middle of December 2016 and the Holiday Season is upon us. It is the time to be with family and friends to reflect on 2016 and to look forward to 2017. It is also the season with a lot of food and sweet holiday treats. SOIL SERVICE, INC. has been reflecting […]

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Valmar Seeder and AerWay for your Covercrop

Category: Equipment
Published on November 28, 2016
Written by John Viertel
This fall we incorporated our cereal rye covercrop with the Aerway/Remlinger Harrow after broadcasting with fertlizer. Got a good stand! Now, there is another option, the Valmar Air Seeder mounted on the Aerway.  A great way to do two operations in one.   We are a Valmar Dealer, and if you have an interest in […]

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