oger Ashley, North Dakota State University Extension agronomist at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, said NDSU is currently working on new nitrogen recommendations for corn.

Using no-till and corn-soybean rotation practices in farm fields can significantly reduce field emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, according to a Purdue University study.

Conservation tillage practices are also needed to stop soil erosion, store carbon and keep the soil healthy to produce high quality crops and good yields, says Jerry Hatfield of the USDA.

Strip-tilled corn and soybeans yielded approximately $5 and $26 per acre more, respectively, than conventionally tilled corn and soybeans in onfarm research in Iowa in 2010.

Strip-tilling and deep-banding nitrogen and phosphate increased corn grain yield vs. conventional-tillage and conventional fertilizer placement methods in highly eroded low fertile soils in 2007 research at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Northwest Irrigation & Soils Research Laboratory at Kimberly, Idaho.

Dickinson Research Extension Center in southwestern North Dakota has consistently found no-till to be a clear advantage for producers who use it in their rotational cropping systems.

When it comes to a rapid adoption of transgenic corn hybrids across the Midwest, Ohio growers appear to be bucking the trend and holding more tightly onto their non-GMO hybrids.

This Crop Insights by Jeff Wessel discusses glyphosate use practices to optimize weed control and crop yield.

Dave Johnson of Venture Fuels shared these photos of wheat harvest west of Pierre, S.D., that a friend photographed and shared with him. That's a whole lot of iron working in unison.