On Autopilot 

By Larry Stalcup

Dan Huebner read and heard about the magic of GPS automatic steering systems for several years. But a $40,000-50,000 price tag was out of his and most...

Precision Thinking 

By Susan Winsor

Ken Greene doesn't like lazy assets. Having swapped out a few plows, a soil finisher and disks in favor of a Hiniker strip-till tool, he turned his attention...

How to be an Energy Miser 

By Susan Winsor

Which part of your operation uses the most energy? Many growers would say tillage trips are their farm's energy hog. Conventional tillage requires about...

Farming Data Fields 

By Susan Winsor

Most days, Bill Butler farms the same fields that his ancestor Bartholomeaus Theiss farmed in Sublette, IL. But in his office, he has broken down 1,313...

Profiting From Yield History 

By Larry Stalcup

Extra income of $60-87-plus/acre. That's what Grant Webber gains by using variable rate application (VRA) to get fertilizer where it belongs on corn,...

Custom Rates and Ethanol Margins 

By Kent Thiesse

As would be expected with increasing fuel costs, average 2007 custom rates for farm work have also been rising, compared to custom rates a year ago, ...

Weed Resistance: Here To Stay 

By Larry Stalcup

It's not too early to start thinking about herbicide programs for 2008 because like the continued threat from Asian rust to soybeans, weed resistance...

Satellite Replacements May Require Updates to Farmer’s GPS Equipment 

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

Farmers who rely on GPS for yield monitors or easy-steer on tractors should be aware of some changes that may affect them this fall...

Strips Prove Profitable 

By John Pocock

Strip-till corn yields often are equal to or better than yields from corn grown under other common tillage systems, according to university research conducted...

Lenders’ View of Best Management Practices 

By Dr. David M. Kohl

This year at the Wisconsin Advanced Ag Bankers School, participants were asked to identify best management practices of customers who are profitable...