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Making Lemonade from No-Tilled ‘Lemon’ Acreage

Veteran no-tillers John and Alex Young share how strategically adding tile to certain fields has pulled up yields in areas that can be unfarmable in wet years.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 27, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

Veteran no-tillers John and Alex Young share how strategically adding tile to certain fields has pulled up yields in areas that can be unfarmable in wet years.

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Tracking Microbial Impact on Crop Production

April 26, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Integration of no-till, crop diversity and cover crops increases microbial activity and diversity and can boost crop yields by 15-30%, with the same or even reduced inputs, says USDA researcher Randy Anderson.

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Don’t Let Profitability Blow Away

By John Dobberstein posted on April 26, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

You’d be surprised how much topsoil is lost through wind erosion, and even more surprised to learn how long it takes to rebuild it. Texas A&M is looking at how no-till and covers can help manage this problem.

Robots Help Study of Drought Tolerant Corn

April 8, 2017 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Source: University of Missouri

A team at the University of Missouri used a $20 million grant to develop a robotic system that is changing the way scientists study climate variability, crops and plant composition.

Trimble, Valley Irrigation Sign Distribution Agreement

March 31, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Trimble

Trimble and Valley Irrigation, a division of Valmont Industries Inc., announced that Valley Irrigation will become the exclusive OEM distributor of Trimble's Irrigate-IQ precision irrigation solution.

From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops

Spraying covers at the right time, with the right product is key to killing covers and improving nutrient release, residue breakdown.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

While choosing the right cover crop, or mix of covers, for a farm can be a challenge, there’s also an art to terminating covers that don’t winterkill with the right products at the right time.

Skip-Row Corn Provides Improved Drought Tolerance in Dryland Corn

March 10, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

University of Nebraska Extension shares the pros and cons of skip-row planting, which is used to prevent corn plants from using all of the available soil water too early in the growing season.

Trump Orders Review of WOTUS

March 1, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Reuters

President Trump called the Clean Water Act rule a "massive power grab" and says it should apply only to navigable waters that affect interstate commerce.

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Could You Survive a Pumping Decline?

By John Dobberstein posted on February 22, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

If you’re irrigating a significant amount of acreage, how would your farm do if water use was mandated to be cut by 20%? It’s being seriously talked about.

Camelina, Canola Show Promise as Cool-Season Crops

February 21, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: Crop Science

Researchers in California are finding plenty of advantages to growing cool-season crops like canola and camelina to reduce transpiration and water-demand issues and diversify cropping systems to meet market demands.

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Ponds, Panels, Pollinators: No-Till Innovator Takes Conservation to Next Level

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

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Making Lemonade from No-Tilled ‘Lemon’ Acreage

Tracking Microbial Impact on Crop Production

Don’t Let Profitability Blow Away

Robots Help Study of Drought Tolerant Corn

Trimble, Valley Irrigation Sign Distribution Agreement

From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops

Skip-Row Corn Provides Improved Drought Tolerance in Dryland Corn

Trump Orders Review of WOTUS

Could You Survive a Pumping Decline?

Camelina, Canola Show Promise as Cool-Season Crops

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