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Turning Back The Clock To Healthier No-Tilled Soils

Alabama’s Blythe Cotton Co. is using no-till rotations, a diverse herbicide program and a focus on precise fertilizer applications to transform their red-clay hilltops into productive soils.

By Clair Urbain posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

The rolling red hills of northern Alabama share quite a history with American agriculture.

Industry News

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

The Department of Agriculture issued its decision to deregulate Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist corn and soybean traits in the U.S.

No-Till Briefs November 1, 2014

Short bursts of recent news and tips on various topics all on one page.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 1, 2014

Short bursts of recent news and tips on various topics all on one page.

EPA Registers Enlist Duo Herbicide

October 15, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Environmental Protection Agency, Dow AgroSciences

The EPA is registering the herbicide Enlist Duo with first-time-ever restrictions to manage the problem of resistant weeds.

Think Twice Before Using Cover Crops For Feed, Grazing

October 8, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Missouri Extension

While many cover crops are being planted following corn-soybean rotations to reduce soil erosion, increase soil health, and even for weed control, some producers also desire to use their cover crops for grazing and/or forage.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

When Wet Or Dry, No-Till Rotations, Covers And Cattle Are The Answer

The Cowans adopted no-till because of drought, but found intense rotations and cover crops helped them deal with today’s excess moisture.

By John Dobberstein and Martha Mintz posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Water Management

My father, Art, truly stumbled into no-till by pure happenstance. In the early 1980s he decided he needed to get away for a day or two so he took a drive to North Dakota.

Show Features Cutting-Edge Equipment, Inputs To Make No-Tilling Work Better

Planting and seeding efficiency, residual herbicides and precision agriculture were among the highlights of the 2014 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.

By Laura Barrera posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

A contingent of No-Till Farmer editors descended on the recent 2014 Farm Progress Show to learn about the latest machines and inputs that could help boost yields and profits for no-tillers.

Diversity, Technology Boost Fertility Use, Crop Performance

Working in the Lake Erie watershed with heavy clay soils, no-tillers Les and Jerry Seiler are increasing productivity with their dedication to no-till, crop diversity and precision technology.

By Laura Barrera posted on September 29, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

There are approximately 60 different soil types in Fulton County, and brothers Les and Jerry Seiler say they no-till crops in about 37 of them.

Burndown Herbicides For No-Till Wheat

By Mark Loux posted on September 23, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Herbicide options for burndown of existing weeds prior to planting of no-till wheat include glyphosate, Gramoxone, Sharpen, and dicamba.

Valent Launches Fierce XLT Soybean Herbicide

September 8, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Valent U.S.A. Corp. announced today that Fierce XLT Soybean Herbicide is now federally registered for pre-emergence weed control in soybeans in the United States.

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