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Rye Covers Nab Nitrates, Capture Carbon

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

While a winter rye cover crop protects the soil from wind and rain, the benefits don’t stop there.

Mississippi State Updates Pest Control Recommendations

January 25, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Mississippi State University Extension

The university has listed new thresholds for treating pests in corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat and several other crops based on new research and field tests.

Federal Judge Orders EPA To Assess Fertilizer Runoff

September 26, 2013

Environmental advocates in states along the Mississippi River have won a round toward a long-term goal of having federal standards created to regulate farmland runoff and other pollution blamed for the oxygen-depleted “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, and problems in other bodies of water.

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No-Till Blamed For Algae

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2013

For a number of years, there’s been a “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico that is caused by nitrogen runoff flowing from farms down the Mississippi River into the Gulf.

Conservation Has Strong Impact In Missouri River Basin

August 30, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: USDA

A new study shows that conservation practices have made great strides in reducing pollutant losses from cultivated cropland in the Missouri River Basin.

No-Till Farming Opens Mississippi Hills To Crop Production

February 14, 2012

Source: By Keri Collins Lewis, MSU Ag Communications, Mississippi State University

Time, experience and research findings show no-till farming can boost production, prevent soil erosion and transform hayfields and pastures into viable cropland.

40 Legends Of The Past 40 Years

Check out these highly talented folks who’ve had a tremendous impact on no-till since 1972.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 11, 2011

As part of the 40th anniversary of publishing No-Till Farmer, we’ve selected a group of 40 individuals who have made tremendous contributions to the growth and popularity of no-till.

Editor's Note: This article is from the November 2011 issue of No-Till Farmer Conservation Tillage Guide. Not all details are current of this electronic posting.

Farmers Criticize Plan For Rebuilding Missouri Levee

August 19, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Drovers Cattle Network

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced this week they will rebuild the Birdâ€™s Point Levee, but only to a height of 51 feet, 11 feet below its original height.

New Growers In Mississippi Plan No-Till Crops

February 7, 2011

Source: By Ernie Flint, Mississippi Area Extension Agronomist

Most of the potential new growers are interested in soybeans, and there's also scattered interest in no-till corn, and even cotton in areas where cotton has not been grown since the 1950s.

USDA Funding Conservation Projects Along Mississippi River Basin

December 1, 2010

Source: USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund existing conservation projects in 41 eligible watersheds in 12 states this fiscal year as part of its Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative.

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