Veteran and beginning strip-tillers in Minnesota and Oklahoma share what they learned from building berms, custom strip-tilling and making changes in how they lay down strips.

Since the early 2000s, strip-till implements have been emerging on the market, marrying some of the benefits of no-till with the benefits of tillage.

No-Tilled soils in the Great Plains were much more stable than plowed soils, according to a multi-year study by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service and universities.

Government Panel Raises Cancer Concern About Fertilizers

Scouting newly-emerged corn should not only include stand counts, but also the health of the seedlings, Iowa State University agronomists say.

Some recent sales of corn to China, along with a widening gap between the price of oil and ethanol, is helping fuel more demand for corn, University of Illinois economist Darrel Good says.

No-tillers are benefiting from lower and more stable fertilizer prices this spring, according to a Purdue University expert.

Major stripe rust epidemics have not occurred in Nebraska since 2005. However, given the unusually high levels of stripe rust reported in the southern states and the cool, wet weather we are experiencing, the risk of stripe rust development in the state is high.

Despite recent intense black cutworm moth flights, the prospects for widespread black cutworm problems this spring are low thanks to corn being planted so early.

With poor air quality and economic challenges plaguing the Central Valley, local farmers are simultaneously clearing the air and reducing their costs, according to a new study published today by a group of academic, farming and environmental leaders.