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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.

Preventing Sidewall Compaction In Field Crops

May 9, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Michigan State University Extension

The planting delays and wet soil conditions will increase the potential for sidewall compaction to occur.

Researchers: Glyphosate Not Exacerbating SDS In Soybeans

May 6, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

The world's most widely used weed killer is not responsible for perpetuating Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans, research shows.

When Starter Fertilizer Is Most Valuable For Soybeans

May 2, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Kansas State University

Soybean is a crop that can remove significant amounts of nutrients per bushel of grain harvested. Because of this, soybeans can respond to starter fertilizer applications on low-testing soils, particularly phosphorus.

Trial And Error Leads To Strip-Till Success

Switching to 30-inch corn, and experimentation with cover crops and strip-tilled soybeans, is showing a promising payback for Indiana strip-tiller Jason Wykoff.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

With the majority of their acres dedicated to seed corn, a crop that requires intense management, strip-tiller Jason Wykoff and his wife, Gretchan, can’t afford to waste time and money on unnecessary field passes.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till, Crop Diversity Boost Yields, Cover Big Country With Less Equipment

A planter and drill are all no-tiller Bryan Jorgensen needs to seed 11,000 acres, while cover crops and grazing add a profitable dimension.

By Bryan Jorgensen posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

With the number of acres our family crops, you would think we would have a whole battery of equipment.

Avoiding Corn Yield Reductions From A Cereal Rye Cover Crop

April 28, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Source: Iowa State University

Planting cereal rye as a cover crop provides numerous short- and long-term agronomic and environmental benefits.

No-Till Notes

Simple Steps to Assess the Health of No-Till Soils

No-tillers who are truly curious about soil health should use all the tools available today to measure the biological, chemical and physical nature of their fields.

By Daniel Davidson posted on March 1, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Soil health seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. We read stories about it, agencies are funding research and education about the topic, experts are giving presentations, scientists are conducting experiments and agronomists and farmers are being trained on it.

Big Steps Toward Conservation

By John Dobberstein posted on February 19, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

After 2 years of political wrangling, U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama have approved a 5-year Farm Bill, also known as the Agricultural Act of 2014.

More Changes To USDA Cover Crop Policy

By John Dobberstein posted on January 8, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

No-tillers who use summer fallow in their rotations and are enrolled in crop insurance should exercise caution if they plan to seed or graze cover crops this year.

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