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For Growers Who Faced A Serious 2012 Drought Situation, No-Till Chalked Up Favorable Results In Comparison With More Intensive Tillage Systems

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2012

With the drought having a major impact on yields and profits in many areas this year, farmers who no-till likely banked more dollars than neighbors using more intensive tillage practices.

Glyphosate-Resistant Waterhemp

By Darrell Bruggink posted on September 21, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

You may have only 3 years left. No, I'm not talking about attractive corn and soybean prices. I'm talking about something that could really eat away at your bottom line.

The Basics of Soybean Fertility

May 22, 2011

Source: Crop Insights, Pioneer Hi-Bred

Soybean yield increases have not kept pace with those of corn in farmers' fields in recent years.

More Coverage, Flexibility And Precision Required Of Fertilizer Application

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

The trend in fertilizer application today is to go larger to cover more acreage, provide more flexibility of applications and be more precise, according to manufacturers interviewed at the 2010 Farm Progress Show.

Four Benefits To Fall Burndown

October 20, 2010

Source: University of Illinois

Between this year’s harvest and next spring’s planting, winter annual weeds can take over fields, but a fall burndown application can knock down weeds and set up growers for a strong 2011 crop

Certified Seed Vs. Grower-Saved Seed: How to Feed a Hungary World

October 19, 2010

Source: Syngenta Crop Protection

For centuries, growers have planted seed, saved seed and replanted seed, but as the global population continues to grow, the need to produce more on existing acres is critical.

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If You’re Running A Fluffing Harrow, NRCS Maintains You’re Not Really No-Tilling

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2009

If you ran a fluffing harrow over some of your ground last spring just before planting, you may be surprised to learn that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) no longer considers those fields to be no-tilled.

New Weed Control Tools Coming Into Fuller View

It may not be a Roundup Ready dominated world for long, as several new herbicide-tolerant technologies will be available in the near future.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Remember the days when it seemed a new herbicide mode of action or active ingredient for controlling weeds was being discovered and made available to no-tillers each year? Well, we’re beginning to enter a similar golden era with herbicide-tolerant crops.

A Change In Weed Control?

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Those number on your glyphosate bill are going to look a lot larger. In fact, glyphosate prices have doubled from a year ago, and could perhaps triple in some cases.

New Crop Protection Products Keep Coming

With herbicide-tolerant corn acres expected to rise to about 70 percent in 2008, new herbicides bring residual activity to help improve weed control.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Just because herbicide-tolerant crops now dominate the majority of acres in the Midwest does not mean that crop protection manufacturers are bowing out of the new herbicides race. In fact, many are adapting their portfolios to the way that growers prefer to control weeds today, particularly in corn.

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