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Corn farmers are investing in technology that allows them to grow more with less. Today, farmers are using their land more efficiently than ever – in fact, the amount of land required to produce a bushel of corn decreased by 44% between 1980 and 2000.

So how is this being done?

Reduced tillage, seed advancements, variable-rate applications and water management strategies are just a few of the many practices that have made an impact in resource management.
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Biotechnology

The numbers don’t lie. Seeds created with biotechnology opened several positive soil improvement opportunities for corn farmers. Farmers can produce more with less – less soil erosion, fewer pesticide applications, using less land – because of them.

Precision Agriculture

Precision agriculture unlocked a world of data for farmers that was once unimaginable. This data, when combined with equipment and software advances allow farmers to be more exact in their management decisions from fertilizer and herbicide application to tillage depth, seeding rates and row spacing.

Variable-rate Technology

Utilizing cross-referencing tools like yield maps and soil sampling results, farmers use agriculture technology to their advantage in fertilizer and chemical applications.

Reduced Tillage

Over the last several decades, advanced tillage technology has introduced a dozen different tools for farmers to use with varying rates of precision to manage how variables of tillage impact their soil health and productivity.

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