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Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Water Management

The index has significant water quality implications statewide, considering that misapplied phosphorus has a high likelihood of degradation Ohio’s surface water and is a major contributor to harmful algal blooms, experts say.

Moving U.S. Pastures, Grasslands from ‘Desertification’ to Holistic Management

“Don’t be afraid of mistakes. The only mistake you can make is not changing.”

By John Dobberstein posted on February 22, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

If no-tillers want to heal grasslands, improve their soils and farm more profitably, increasing livestock numbers and re-examining the context of their management could change the game, says Allan Savory.

Biopesticides Emerging as Tool for Managing Resistance Issues

Naturally derived fungicides, nematicides and other products are becoming part of integrated pest management plans for no-tillers to protect crops and the environment.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 10, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers concerned about weeds, insects or crop diseases becoming resistant to traditional chemical controls may want to check out the growing lineup of biological pesticides on the market.

Diverse No-Till Cropping Wins Again

USDA researchers in North Dakota say recent studies show benefits to having perennials and annuals in a rotation, and that no-till is the best implementation tool.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 16, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management, Soil Health

The advent of no-till practices has helped many growers in the semi-arid northern Plains conserve soil moisture and increase cropping intensity.

Cover Crop Incentive Program Offered in Iowa

December 1, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Source: Iowa Department of Agriculture

$5 per acre premium reduction on crop insurance in 2018 for Iowa farmers who plant cover crops this fall (2017).

No Tillage November

October 27, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: USDA

Iowa Farmers encouraged to "keep the stubble" during no tillage November.

Dicamba Will Show Us the Promise — and Limitations — of Big Data in 2017

August 10, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Source: Janzen Ag Law Blog

You would have to live under a rock to not have heard about farmers’ issues with dicamba this growing season. Arkansas banned the pesticide, Missouri temporarily banned and then changed the label, and complaints are skyrocketing in Indiana and Illinois.

Crop Insurance Could Be an Incentive for Better Soil Health

By Laura Barrera posted on June 7, 2017

Should crop insurance be linked to soil health? Two scientists at Cornell University believe that if we want to see soil health improve, the answer is “yes.”

USDA Reorganization to Build Global Demand for U.S. Ag Products

May 11, 2017

Source: USDA

The USDA will create an undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the USDA, and a new undersecretary will be selected for a newly named Farm Production and Conservation mission area.

7 Facts About the Highest-Yielding Soybean Growers

By Laura Barrera posted on April 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the USDA estimating that soybean acreage will reach a record 89.5 million acres this year, I thought it’d be a good time to learn more about the growers whose soybean yields were in the top third of the 9th annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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