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Are We Headed for Another Dust Bowl?

By John Dobberstein posted on June 24, 2021

Great Plains growers are no stranger to droughts and volatile weather. Some may ask themselves that question frequently while sitting in their tractor or pickup. But could it really happen?

Retiring High Plains Ag Lab Farm Manager Reflects on 40 Years

February 16, 2015

University of Nebraska High Plains Ag Lab farm manager Tom Nightingale says one of the biggest changes he's faced in his four decades of dryland agricultural research was moving from the plow to no-till systems.

High Plains Ag Lab Building to be Named for Fenster

February 16, 2015

A new University of Nebraska-Lincoln office and laboratory will be named in recognition of Charles Fenster, a pioneering UNL researcher in dryland cropping systems.

Yellow Field Peas Could Boost No-Till Profits In High Plains

Yellow field peas provide High Plains no-tillers with an excellent wheat transition crop that helps build soil quality and, with recent market developments, have the potential for profitability.

By Mark Parker posted on February 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

No-tillers across the Nebraska Panhandle and surrounding High Plains region are challenged by low rainfall and high summer temperatures. It’s a double-whammy that limits cropping intensity, as well as crop value.

Calling Digger's Hotline To Pull Soil Samples?

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 2, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Happy Groundhog Day. Jimmy the groundhog from Sun Prairie, Wis., did not see his shadow today. He couldn't come out of his hole because it was buried by snow. Serves him right, since he's obviously not a no-tiller.

Australian No-Tilling Has North American Feel

By Joe Shinners posted on June 1, 1998

For an example of the Australian no-tilling experience, Jeff Esdaile advises a trip to North America’s Great Plains rather than an overseas flight to the land of kangaroos.

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During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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