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Field to Market Announces Appointment of Carrie Vollmer-Sanders as President

August 27, 2024

The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® announced Aug. 27, 2024, that Carrie Vollmer-Sanders has been named the organization’s new President.

No-Tiller Testifies to Congress on How Climate Change Impacts the Farm

Jeanie Igl, fourth-generation Michigan farmer, said she hopes the new Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program will provide several years of climate research to combat the emerging issues her farm is experiencing.

By Jack Falinski posted on June 19, 2024

Source: Michigan State University

During her testimony to the Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources, Jeanie Igl, a fourth-generation farmer based in Ingham County, Mich., detailed how climate change has impacted her family’s farm.

All the Bt Corn Traits Available to No-Tillers in 2024

By Chris DiFonzo posted on February 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Texas A&M University & Michigan State University

A helpful list of trait packages to make it easier to understand seed guides, sales materials and bag tags.

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No-Till Highlights: May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by NACHURS.

Ray Kinsella Had Bigger Problems Than Hearing Voices

No-Till Farmer’s Mike Lessiter shares recent observations on the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa.

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 7, 2022

Next month, the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will “emerge from the cornstalks” in Dyersville, Iowa for Major League Baseball’s now-annual “Field of Dreams” game.

New MSU Research Explores Growing Biofuel Crops on Marginal Land

March 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Newly published Michigan State University research details how switchgrass, a biofuel crop, can mitigate effects of climate change when grown on marginal land — agricultural land of little value. For farmers, it may also provide a chance to see economic returns in these otherwise unproductive spaces.

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For More Than Three Decades, No-Till Yields Increased Year-After-Year When Compared to Yields from Tilled Ground in a Corn, Soybean and Wheat Rotation

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 22, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Along with enjoying numerous environmental benefits, veteran no-tillers for many years have cashed in on no-till’s additional profitability as a result of labor savings and reduced equipment costs.

Soybeans at R-3 Benefit from Ample Water

July 16, 2018 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Michigan State University

Reproductive stage R-3 is the dividing line between minimal application to just keep crop growth moving forward compared to ample water to maximize pod retention and development. With the recent high heat, many soybean fields will be at the critical R-3 stage sooner than the average year.

Asiatic Garden Beetles Attack Field Crops

June 15, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University

Damage is very apparent in the Michigan, Indiana and Ohio Region. Here’s what we’ve learned so far about this pest.

Sporecaster: New White Mold Risk Prediction Smartphone App Now Live

May 21, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University

Sporecaster was developed to predict when the white mold apothecia (white mold mushrooms) are present in a soybean field.

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