by Pablo Mones | Mar 23, 2020 | News
Rice is a tough act to follow, especially when it’s rice following rice on Duane Gaither’s blue gumbo near Hoxie, Ark. Gaither’s Clover Bend Farms includes 2,700 acres of continuous rice. It’s a crop that demands a good, even seedbed and there was a time when...
by Pablo Mones | Mar 23, 2020 | News
The rich soil along the Missouri River holds big-yield possibilities — but it doesn’t always give up its bounty easily. “What the river gives, the river can take away,” says Steven Ewert who produces corn and soybeans near Liberty, Mo., with his brothers, Mark, Scott...
by Pablo Mones | Mar 23, 2020 | News
Gerald Scheckel takes a handful of soil and lets it sift through his fingers. “Perfect seedbed,” he says. “Perfect.” The Richmond, Kan., producer is checking his field after one pass by his Kelly Disc Chain Harrow. The 60-ft. hydraulically- folding unit features...
by Pablo Mones | Mar 23, 2020 | News
“Corn, soybean ground, sandy ground, gumbo – it’s an amazing tool.” It’s that kind of tool — the kind a farmer recommends to his friends and neighbors — an implement of unmatched versatility that saves time, labor and fuel and, they say, “does a heckuva job.” That’s...
by Pablo Mones | Mar 23, 2020 | News
Whether he’s evaluating seed, equipment or management practice, Derry Wright applies a simple test. “We chase profit traits,” the Richmond, Mo., producer explains. “We focus on things that allow us to be the most profitable while still being good stewards of the...
