Growers in the Northern High Plains of Texas are turning to cotton plantings in hopes of reducing their watering needs and possibly extending the life of the Ogallala aquifer. There’s one tool that should be used on all these new acres that could make this endeavor more profitable.

University of Nebraska Extension discusses key takeaways from surveys administered at teaching sessions in 2019-20 about the viability of nitrogen applications to soybeans during the vegetative stages and what factors may determine whether there is a payoff.

S&W Seed Co. and ADAMA announced their intent to collaborate on the development of a new sorghum herbicide-tolerant system to bring innovation to sorghum growers and improve weed control and yields. 

With the recent precipitation and snowfall some wheat fields in central and southern Kansas have started to show initial levels of spring greenup, and might be starting to develop spring tillers. Thus, now is a good time to start planning for topdressing nitrogen — especially for those wheat fields that emerged last fall, says Kansas State University Extension.

Recent studies defending the use of occasional tillage are interesting reads but leave a lot of questions and problems with this approach that are left unaddressed. Read on to see why you should keep the tillage equipment in your shed.

University of Nebraska discussed the results of a project to identify the impact that location, variety selection, irrigation, tillage and fertility programs have on yellow field pea protein content in Nebraska.

Kansas State University Extension revisits the importance of measuring soil aggregates as a way to determine the structural status of the soil — which plays an important role in water infiltration, aeration, root penetration, carbon storage, and nutrient cycling.

The Kellogg Company announced a commitment to phase out the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent in its major wheat and oat supply chains by 2025.

Results of the 2019 National Sorghum Producers Yield Contest were released recently. Find out how well no-till practices did in raising competitive yields for sorghum growers compared to conventional tillage.

A recent research project discusses potential barriers in getting farmers in Texas to adopt soil health practices. But here’s what we already know.