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Due to major flooding over the last week in Indiana and other areas of the Corn Belt, many fields have had most of last season’s crop residue removed. What impact will this have on the 2025 crop, [...]

As planting season approaches, every farmer – including myself – has a list of improvements they want to make. At the top of that list should be using the planter in the most effective, efficient [...]

With an average annual rainfall of just ten inches, maintaining air-water balance in the soil is essential for farming success in northwest Montana. Jerry Philipps, a forward-thinking farmer from [...]

In Southern Illinois, the Wiegmann family runs a true generational farm, committed to building healthier soil for the future. For more than 15 years, they’ve utilized the Maximum Farming System [...]

In farming, longevity has many meanings – longevity of nutrient availability, longevity of soil balance, and longevity of the overall farm operation. The Maximum Farming System powered by [...]

Additions of lime and/or gypsum can improve most soils because these calcium products neutralize soil acidity (e.g., when soil pH tests below 6.2) and improve soil porosity and organic matter [...]

Nitrate nitrogen in the plant tissue by V6 determines kernels long. Watch as Delk Crosier, Maximum Farming Implementation Consultant, explains how ear tip configuration is tied to nitrate [...]

Tar spot is ever-expanding across the Corn Belt, and infestation reports are mostly coming in from fields planted to continuous corn and/or irrigated corn. While the risk of economic losses to [...]

As an essential component of photosynthesis, water helps drive plant growth. Plant roots typically grow downward and outward to access water and dissolved nutrients from the soil. But, soil water [...]

  The goal of all Ag Spectrum independent sales representatives is to help farmers maximize return for every unit produced. Albion, Illinois’ Chad Heindselman is no exception. After [...]