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Cover Crops

Buffering the Soil with Long-Term Cover Cropping

Jeff Olson is protecting soil and improving water infiltration with a mixed bag of application methods and plenty of patience.

By Libby Wawzenek posted on November 4, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

Jeff Olson isn’t afraid to step outside his comfort zone. A 5th-generation corn and soybean farmer in Winfield, Iowa, Olson attributes part of his willingness to take risks and try new things to his years of experience.

Tillage Limits Early-Season Phosphorus

May 1, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Grainews

Tillage may get you in the field faster, but it also disrupts mycorrhizae fungi networks, which relay nutrients and compounds to plants, says Grainews.

Laura Allen, Associate Editor, No-Till Farmer

From the Desk of Laura Allen

Spring Teaches Key No-Till Lesson

By Laura Barrera posted on May 21, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Some growers may have chosen to ignore cold, wet weather this spring and plant by the calendar. But McCutchenville, Ohio, no-tiller Bret Margraf wasn’t among them.

Weed Management Considerations For Early Rapid Wheat Growth

May 16, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University Extension

The colder than normal spring and wet weather has made it difficult to spray winter wheat this year for weeds.

Cool, Wet Conditions May Favor Seedcorn Maggot

May 15, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: University of Minnesota

Recent cool and wet conditions may increase the risk of seedcorn maggot infestation in some soybean and corn fields.

Stormy Weather And Goss's Wilt Go Hand In Hand

July 2, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Carl Bradley, Integrated Pest Management at the University of Illinois

Goss’s wilt of corn often is most severe after fields are exposed to high winds and/or hail damage, because the causal bacterium, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, readily infects corn leaves through wounds.

Wet Weather Creates Slug Issues

June 3, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Erin Hodgson, Iowa State University Extension

Recently I have heard reports of slug damage to corn, soybean and sunflower.

Adjusting No-Till Burndown Programs for Later Planting

April 30, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Mark Loux, Ohio State University CORN Newsletter

This is a revision of an article we published in C.O.R.N. two years ago, when rain kept us out of fields until early June in some cases.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

5 Factors Help No-Tiller Come Out Ahead

Watching weather conditions at critical growing points, and annual soil testing, has helped Doug Goehring succeed at no-till.

By Doug Goehring posted on December 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Sometimes it's not the hybrid, it’s the farmer or subtle weather conditions that are the reason yields weren’t the best that they could be. Too many times, I see producers abandon a perfectly good hybrid or variety without understanding why it performed the way it did that season.

Corn Ear Rots Widespread In Indiana

October 19, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Diplodia and Gibberella ear rot of corn have been observed in many no-till fields in Indiana this year.

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