Nebraska No-Tiller Boosts Yields with Precision Anhydrous Toolbar

Mike Scholting's focus on optimizing fertilizer applications has driven impressive corn yields on his contest ground.

Apr. 18, 2026 at 7:21am

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A close-up photograph of a shiny, chrome anhydrous ammonia toolbar nozzle and gauge against a plain grey background, conveying the precision and control a farmer can achieve in fertilizer application.Precision farming equipment enables Nebraska no-tiller to push corn yields to nearly 300 bushels per acre.Omaha Today

Nebraska no-tiller Mike Scholting has been able to achieve nearly 300-bushel corn yields on 33 acres of flat river-bottom ground in Sarpy County, just south of Omaha, by zeroing in on precision fertilizer applications using a specialized anhydrous toolbar.

Why it matters

As farmers face rising input costs and pressure to maximize yields, Scholting's success demonstrates how innovative equipment and data-driven precision farming techniques can unlock significant productivity gains, even on smaller contest plots.

The details

Scholting has found that by using a specialized anhydrous toolbar to precisely apply fertilizer, he has been able to boost corn yields on his contest ground to nearly 300 bushels per acre. The toolbar allows him to carefully control the placement and rate of anhydrous ammonia application, optimizing nutrient delivery for maximum plant uptake and minimizing waste.

  • Scholting has been implementing these precision farming techniques on his 33-acre contest plot for the past several growing seasons.

The players

Mike Scholting

A no-till farmer located just south of Omaha, Nebraska who has been able to achieve nearly 300-bushel corn yields on 33 acres of flat river-bottom ground by using a specialized anhydrous toolbar to precisely apply fertilizer.

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What’s next

Scholting plans to continue refining his precision fertilizer application techniques and hopes to share his learnings with other no-till farmers in the region to help drive broader yield improvements.

The takeaway

Scholting's success demonstrates how innovative equipment and data-driven precision farming can unlock significant productivity gains, even on smaller contest plots, by allowing farmers to precisely optimize fertilizer applications for maximum plant uptake and yield.