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Laura Allen, Associate Editor, No-Till Farmer

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Clarity Sought On EPA’s Clean Water Act Proposal

By Laura Barrera posted on July 30, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

The National Farmers Union is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide more clarity on its proposed rule for the Clean Water Act, and how the agency defines “waters of the U.S.”

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Managing Nitrogen Practices Now Will Provide Benefits

No-tillers who research the most efficient timing, placement and method of nitrogen application can reduce environmental losses and still increase yields.

By Jim Leverich posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

As the U.S. EPA pressures state regulators to follow provisions in the Clean Water Act more closely, many states are drawing up nitrogen management plans that could affect no-tillers in the future.

The New Era Of Spray Application

New technologies will help growers fine-tune their spraying applications as next-generation herbicide formulas and herbicide-resistant cropping systems hit the market.

By Clair Urbain posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

New herbicide-resistant traits being introduced into seed varieties, and new formulations of tried-and-true chemicals, promise to be powerful weapons in the war on herbicide-resistant weed species.

Hitting 300-Bushel Corn With No-Till

By John Dobberstein posted on May 15, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Three editors at No-Till Farmer hit the road last week to make eight farm visits in Pennsylvania and Maryland over the course of just 3 days. We were reminded again why no-tillers are some of the most innovative and persistent growers you’ll ever find.

The original SpraCoupe sits next to a more recent model.

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AGCO To Retire Venerable SpraCoupe Sprayer

March 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Citing U.S. EPA compliance concerns and diminishing sales volumes, AGCO says it will stop producing its SpraCoupe compact, self-propelled sprayer for the North American market in May.

No-Tillers Gain Flexibility With New Crop Protection Products

Manufacturers are rolling out new insecticides, herbicides and fungicides with improved formulas and tankmix compatibility to help no-tillers reduce trips across the field and boost yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Another wave of new crop-protection products is expected to hit the U.S. market in time for the 2013 growing season, as no-tillers and strip-tillers look for ways to fend off resistant weeds and yield-robbing diseases and insects.

Label Issue For Metaldehyde Clouds Slug Control Picture

Corn and soybean uses may soon be removed from Deadline labels, but farm experts — fearing a blow to no-till adoption — are lobbying the U.S. EPA to maintain the uses.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers could lose the availability of a popular product for slug control if a registration issue with the U.S. EPA isn't straightened out.

Corn And Soybeans May Fall From Deadline Label

October 25, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University

The latest re-registration is underway for metaldehyde and Lonza has decided to let corn and soybeans drop from the label.

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Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Rules Anger Farmers

September 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

More salvos are being fired in Maryland as efforts to clean up nutrient loading in the Chesapeake Bay region move forward.

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In-Field Bt Corn Resistance Found In Two States

October 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Following reports of high levels of corn damage in Iowa, lab studies this summer revealed resistance to Bt hybrids expressing the Cry3Bb1 toxin, found in Monsanto hybrids targeting rootworms.

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