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David Hest writes about precision agriculture, electronics and communications technologies and trends affecting production agriculture.

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Conservation & Sustainability

Blend field profit with environment Blend field profit with environment

Apr 7, 2016

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Refocus on labor, logistics using farm software Refocus on labor, logistics using farm software

Mar 12, 2016

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Eliminating unprofitable acres is a success

Eliminating unprofitable acres is a success

Crop Protection

Variable-rate nitrogen prescriptions

Variable-rate nitrogen prescriptions

Crop scouting with satellites and smartphones

Crop scouting with satellites and smartphones

Corn hybrid choice paired with management zones can boost yield

Corn hybrid choice paired with management zones can boost yield

Better variable-rate management zones

Better variable-rate management zones

Crop Protection

Use data to improve fertilizer efficiency

Use data to improve fertilizer efficiency

Farm management fast lane

Farm management fast lane

Crowd-sourced hybrid results

Crowd-sourced hybrid results

Ethanol can reduce fall tillage

Ethanol can reduce fall tillage

Soybean fertility yield boost

Soybean fertility yield boost

Calibrate yield monitors more often

Calibrate yield monitors more often

Crop Protection

Variable-rate nitrogen program tested

Variable-rate nitrogen program tested

Corn planter down-force systems tested

Corn planter down-force systems tested

Multi-hybrid corn planter trials

Multi-hybrid corn planter trials

9 new tools to help you farm by tablet

9 new tools to help you farm by tablet

Farmers experiment, build data with variable-rate crop management tools

Farmers experiment, build data with variable-rate crop management tools

Profit zone planning

Profit zone planning

Testing narrow-row corn

Testing narrow-row corn

Irrigation becoming a trend on heavier soils

Irrigation becoming a trend on heavier soils

Farming Equipment

Hitting the field with multi-hybrid planters

Hitting the field with multi-hybrid planters

Harvest corn at higher moisture to reduce phantom yield loss

Harvest corn at higher moisture to reduce phantom yield loss

Farm Operations

Satellite imagery boom for farming

Satellite imagery boom for farming

Crop Protection

Extra phosphorus, sulfur, zinc can boost corn yield

Extra phosphorus, sulfur, zinc can boost corn yield

Conservation & Sustainability

Cut drought, drown-out risk with drainage improvement, additional irrigation

Cut drought, drown-out risk with drainage improvement, additional irrigation

No-till corn yield contest winners share tips for 300-bushel corn

No-till corn yield contest winners share tips for 300-bushel corn

Farming Equipment

How tillage increases compaction

How tillage increases compaction

Crop Protection

5 on-farm trials improve nitrogen management, tillage, chemical applications and planting populations

5 on-farm trials improve nitrogen management, tillage, chemical applications and planting populations

Farmer alters crop rotation, drainage to cut weather extreme risks

Farmer alters crop rotation, drainage to cut weather extreme risks

Farmers test narrow corn rows, high plant population

Farmers test narrow corn rows, high plant population

Farming Equipment

No-till corn yield secrets

No-till corn yield secrets

Farmers test new precision field-data services

Farmers test new precision field-data services

Conservation & Sustainability

Build soil to handle extreme rain

Build soil to handle extreme rain

Yield Pop offers new tools for comparing seed varieties

Yield Pop offers new tools for comparing seed varieties

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