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Tell The EPA What You Think About Its Proposed Atrazine Rules

By Brian O'Connor posted on October 5, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

The proposed rules would reduce the concentration equivalent level of concern equivalent from 15 parts per billion to 3.4 parts per billion, reduce atrazine usage to a maximum of 2 pounds per acre per year, prohibit aerial spraying, and ban atrazine applications to saturated soils, as well as within 48 hours of forecasted heavy precipitation.

USDA Expands Split-N Benefit to Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin

September 29, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: USDA

USDA’s Risk Management Agency rolled out PACE earlier this year to support stewardship of fertilizer, and it will continue to be offered in select counties of Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.

[Podcast] Steve Wilkens Overcomes No-Till Corn Adversity

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, we're joined by Steve Wilkens who farms about 1,000 acres of Wisconsin ground that his family has worked since the 1850’s. In 2021, Wilkens recorded a yield of 315.4 bushels per acre, enough to claim second place in the Wisconsin No-Till Non-Irrigated category for the National Corn Grower’s Association Corn Yield Contest.

By Brian O'Connor posted on September 23, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, we're joined by Steve Wilkens who farms about 1,000 acres of Wisconsin ground that his family has worked since the 1850’s. In 2021, Wilkens recorded a yield of 315.4 bushels per acre, enough to claim second place in the Wisconsin No-Till Non-Irrigated category for the National Corn Grower’s Association Corn Yield Contest.

National Sorghum Producers to Lead $65 Million Climate Project

September 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: National Sorghum Producers

Rather than focusing on soil carbon sequestration alone, the NSP project will create a pathway for the impact of all practices to be quantified, tracked and verified with the intent to monetize these practices in ecosystems services markets of all kinds with an initial focus on low carbon fuel markets.

North Central SARE Announces Deadlines for 4 Grant Programs

September 16, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

These grant programs are for farmers, ranchers, scientists, educators, institutions, organizations, and others exploring sustainable agriculture in 12 states.

NCR-SARE Issues 2023 Farmer Rancher Grant Call for Proposals

September 2, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

Proposals should show how farmers and ranchers plan to use their own innovative ideas to explore sustainable agriculture options and how they will share project results. The deadline for proposals is 4 p.m., Dec. 1.

No-Tilling Shows Profits In Southwest Wisconsin Study

August 30, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Farmers for Sustainable Food

Data was collected and analyzed from 15 farmers for the 2019-2021 crop years to demonstrate the impact of conservation on soil and water quality. Four of the farms also participated in an assessment of how the practices affect financials.

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Two Serious Threats to No-Till Weed Control

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 8, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Glyphosate has been under fire due to thousands of non-ag lawsuits being filed against Bayer, who inherited many of these concerns when they purchased Monsanto in 2018. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently taken steps to crack down on the use of atrazine.

Pennsylvania No-Tillers Mark 50 Years Without the Plow

By Brian O'Connor posted on August 4, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

The year Leroy Bupp and Jeff Frey planted their first no-till crops saw the release of the first commercial digital watch (price tag $2,100), the first Honda Civic, and "The Godfather."

Ag Groups ask for Time on EPA Re-evaluation of No-Till Tool Atrazine

By Brian O'Connor posted on July 28, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health, Water Management

Ag groups are calling more time, and at least one professor of weed science is calling for atrazine levels to remain unchanged, documents submitted to the EPA website show.

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Tell The EPA What You Think About Its Proposed Atrazine Rules

USDA Expands Split-N Benefit to Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin

[Podcast] Steve Wilkens Overcomes No-Till Corn Adversity

National Sorghum Producers to Lead $65 Million Climate Project

North Central SARE Announces Deadlines for 4 Grant Programs

NCR-SARE Issues 2023 Farmer Rancher Grant Call for Proposals

No-Tilling Shows Profits In Southwest Wisconsin Study

Two Serious Threats to No-Till Weed Control

Pennsylvania No-Tillers Mark 50 Years Without the Plow

Ag Groups ask for Time on EPA Re-evaluation of No-Till Tool Atrazine

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