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Heavy Clay Soils No Match For Well-Tuned No-Till System

Ontario no-tiller Eric Kaiser shares his system for no-tilling tough soils that are prone to poor water infiltration and compaction

By Laura Barrera posted on March 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

Along the shores of Lake Ontario, Eric Kaiser and his son Max no-till approximately 1,000 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat on soils that have 58% clay content.

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Will The Drought Boost No-Till Adoption?

December 1, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

As this year's drought remains on the minds of agriculture, two articles weighed in on no-till adoption and the potential of the practice to buffer farms from dry conditions.

The Dust Bowl: How Far Have We Come?

November 20, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By Dee Ann Littlefield, USDA-NRCS

The Dust Bowl was an era in the 1930s when the most massive, brutal dust storms ever known to our nation repeatedly ravaged the Panhandle and Great Plains regions.

USDA Announces CRP General Signup

February 2, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: USDA

The USDA will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program general signup, beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6.

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Feeding Over 10 Billion People Around The World Just 30 Years From Now

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the world expected to need twice as much food to keep 10 billion people from going hungry by 2050, we’re going to have to dramatically increase our yields.

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No-Till Will Definitely Be Playing A Major Role In Feeding Over 10 Billion People Around The World Just 30 Years From Now

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the world expected to need twice as much food to keep 10 billion people from going hungry by 2050, we’re going to have to dramatically increase our yields.

Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

Source: By Rick Boydston and Marty Williams, USDA

Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.

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EWG Sounds The Alarm On Farmland Erosion

June 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a report that says storm water erosion is sweeping away soil across the Corn Belt at a much higher rate than the government estimates.

More Growers Plant Cover Crops in Maryland in 2010

February 4, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Maryland Department of Agriculture, The Baltimore Sun

Maryland farmers participating in the Maryland Department of Agriculture's (MDA) Cover Crop Program planted a record 398,679 acres of cover crops on their farms last fall to control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff and protect water quality in streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay.

Landrollers: Challenges And Benefits

January 10, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health, Water Management

Land rolling use has steadily increased, especially on soybean fields in the Upper Midwest during the past few years.

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