The weather this fall was among the best many of us can remember. A long spell of dry weather and warm temperatures led to lower drying costs and great conditions for alleviating soil compaction with tillage. However, in early November this open window closed quickly and left many of us with acres not covered with…
Tag: Nitrogen
360 CHAINROLL: Beta Season Review
Driven by a passion to help manage residue, Gregg put together a strong engineering team to develop this new retrofit stalk roll system designed to improve the following year’s plant stands, and help improve the availability of nutrients locked within the residue. As a result, 360 CHAINROLL was created, and was tested on fields throughout…
Trial Data: Nitrogen Timing and Placement
This trial tested 360 Y-DROP on soils away from the Corn Belt. The side-by-side trial on the farm of Stan & Aaron Smith in Southern Michigan aimed at comparing the yield impacts of traditional sidedress application at V6 with a coulter bar against a mid-season N application at V10 with 360 Y-DROP. The same amount…
Trial Data: 360 Y-DROP Mid-Season Nitrogen Application Trial
This trial was done on my home farm in central Illinois. The trial compared several different nitrogen application plans, including a prescription determined through in-season nitrogen measurement with 360 SOILSCAN. Trial Details: Ammonium sulfate was applied three days prior to planting on April 28. In one strip, ESN was also applied three days pre-plant. The…
Trial Data: 360 Y-DROP Late Season Nitrogen Application Trial
Yield results continue to roll in across the Corn Belt from our various field trials. In this trial, located in southern Illinois, we compared eight different application plans with a total of 16 passes in the field. The trial aimed to compare the yield impact of late-season nitrogen application with a traditional one-and-done approach. As…
Fall NH3: Three Tips for a Solid N Foundation
Harvest is wrapping up and tillage is underway. As soil temperatures are trending downward, many farmers will be starting to apply fall NH3. Nitrogen is critical to your crop’s growth, and as you make decisions for your 2016 crop, it’s important to ensure that this nutrient is around in-season when your crop needs it most….
Trial Data: 360 Y-DROP Late-Season Nitrogen vs. Coulter
The 2015 growing season marked an important year for 360 Yield Center, as we conducted multiple field trials throughout the Corn Belt. We shared a few initial hand-check yield results at our Proving Grounds field day in August, and now, the harvest data is in, and we’re eager to begin sharing results. The Background This…
Rethink How Much N You Apply This Fall
An old colleague once urged me to run my work through a filter: Was the action nice or necessary? Think about your nitrogen application plan. Would it change if you ran it through that same filter? Applying all of our N in the fall is nice; it spreads out our workload and makes things easier…
Better N Availability with Advanced Residue Management
Our goal at 360 Yield Center is to help you get the most from your nitrogen investment. So at Proving Grounds 2015, I shared a new way to make nitrogen more readily available in our fields – starting at harvest. 360 CHAINROLL is a new retrofit stalk roll that crimps and chops the stalk while…
Yield Results Start at Harvest: Manage Your Residue
Harvest is here. And, the residue your combine leaves behind can make an impact on what your yield monitor displays a year from now. Harvest tools can set you up for an optimal growing environment for 2016. You can manage corn residue to be an advantage while minimizing residue obstructions at planting. Why Residue Management…