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To Grow US Cover Crop Acreage & Improve Soil Health, the Quickest, Most Cost-Efficient Way is to Get More Growers to See the Dozens of Benefits of No-Tilling

July 12, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Each year, we conduct in-depth benchmark surveys of our No-Till Farmer (NTF), Strip-Till Farmer (STF) and Cover Crop Strategies (CCS) readers. Our goal is to provide valuable insights on what these growers are thinking and to serve as an up-to-date measurement of their cropping practices.

Traction Ag Raises $3 Million in Seed Money

September 21, 2022 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

The company will use this investment to bring added functionality and value to its integrated farm accounting and operations application.

Soybean Cyst Nematode Females Seen on Roots as Early as Ever in 2018

June 13, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University

Damage done by SCN often goes unrecognized until lower-than-expected yields are harvested. Above-ground symptoms may not be obvious, especially when adequate or excess rainfall occurs during the season.

Scout for Slugs Before Seeding Cereal Rye

September 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Source: University of Wisconsin Extension

Slugs feed on seed prior to germination. An alternative would be to drill the rye seeds instead of broadcasting.

U.S. Drought Outlook: Little Improvement Expected In Southeast And Midwest

November 3, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By A. Allgood, U.S. Climate Prediction Center, National Weather Service, NOAA

U.S. Drought Outlook: Little Improvement Expected In Southeast And Midwest

Corn and Soybeans Yields Relative To Historical Yields

August 19, 2012

Source: Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois

On August 10th, the USDA released its first estimates of 2012 corn and soybean yields on a state level, and as one would expect, many states are projected to have poor yields.

Mixes Boost The Power Of Cover Crops

Here are tips and steps for no-tillers looking to plant and reap the benefits of multi-species cover crop mixes.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

While no-tillers may have started dabbling in cover crops by planting two species at a time, these early adopters are now taking the natural next step by planting cover crop mixes.

Midwest Adoption Of Cover Crops Varies From State To State

April 8, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Ryegrasscovercropblog.com

In states like Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Indiana, adoption of cover crops has spread like good news, but in other states, cover crop adoption is slow, even stunted.

No One Answer For Handling No-Till Residue

You’ll find significant differences in the way no-tillers handle crop residue depending what part of the country they live and farm.

By Hans Kok posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

As No-Till Farmer readers know, editor Frank Lessiter visited the Palouse region in the Pacific Northwest in early August during the 2010 small grain harvest. He observed that many Palouse (southeastern Washington, mid-central Idaho and northeastern Oregon) no-tillers and direct-seeders perform some residue handling after harvest.

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Items Tagged with 'Midwest'

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To Grow US Cover Crop Acreage & Improve Soil Health, the Quickest, Most Cost-Efficient Way is to Get More Growers to See the Dozens of Benefits of No-Tilling

Traction Ag Raises $3 Million in Seed Money

Soybean Cyst Nematode Females Seen on Roots as Early as Ever in 2018

Scout for Slugs Before Seeding Cereal Rye

U.S. Drought Outlook: Little Improvement Expected In Southeast And Midwest

Corn and Soybeans Yields Relative To Historical Yields

Mixes Boost The Power Of Cover Crops

Midwest Adoption Of Cover Crops Varies From State To State

No One Answer For Handling No-Till Residue

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