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EPA Expands Enlist One, Enlist Duo Use

By Brian O'Connor posted on March 29, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The agency's ruling provides for the use of both Enlist One and Enlist Duo, which obtained registration renewal from the agency in January with expanded controls for some areas of the country. The company had asked to add an additional 128 counties for approved use, which the EPA granted

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Longtime No-Tillers Wayne & Ruth Fredericks Honored with National Conservation Legacy Award

March 14, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Wayne and Ruth Fredericks from Osage, Iowa, received the 2022 National Conservation Legacy Award from the American Soybean Association on March 11. Their 756-acre farm of corn and soybeans is in a no-till/strip-till rotation today after almost 50 years farming.

American Soybean Association Announces Regional Winners of 2015 Conservation Legacy Awards

January 26, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The American Soybean Association is pleased to announce Steve Berger of Wellman, Iowa, Mike Starkey of Brownsburg, Ind., and Jimmy Thomas of Timberlake, N.C., as regional winners of the 2015 Conservation Legacy Awards.

American Soybean Association Backs Neonicotinoid Use

January 23, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

The American Soybean Association disagrees with the conclusions of a recent report from the EPA that calls into question the efficacy of neonicotinoid seed treatments.

Farm Groups Weigh In On Potential Subsidy Cuts

October 20, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: The Hill, American Farmland Trust

Three major farm associations on Wednesday weighed in with specific recommendations on how to replace the current system of direct farm payments should Congress move to cut farm subsidies this year.

No-Till And Biotech Crops Create Sustainability

August 19, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-tilling and using biotech crops helps create sustainability, an Illinois soybean grower told a recent conference on sustainable agricultural partnerships.

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New Rootworm Control Corn Hybrids Available For No-Tilling In 2003

April 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Monsanto has received full U.S. regulatory clearance for the first biotech corn designed to control corn rootworm. The company announced in late February that both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cleared YieldGard Rootworm for use in corn hybrids for resistance to this insect. Licensing the technology to other seed companies means a number of corn hybrids containing this technology will be available for no-tilling this spring.

Nearly 20 Percent of Cropland Is No-Tilled

During the past 2 years, the national no-till acreage increased by an astounding 3.2 million acres.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With no-till used on 55 million acres, this highly popular reduced-tillage practice turned in a dramatic increase of nearly 3.2 million acres during the past 2 years.

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Bio-Tech Boosts No-Till Acres

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to deciding to move to no-till or reduced tillage, soybean growers say the biggest influence has been the introduction of biotechnology seed.

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Drinking Facts For No-Tillers... Water Trivia You Need To Know

February 1, 2001 | Posted in Water Management

If no-tillers are anything like the general population, 75 percent of you are chronically dehydrated and the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even mild dehydration can slow your metabolism by as much as 3 percent.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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