Gulf of Mexico

Is No-Till Vs. Water Quality a Worry?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 25, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Serious concerns over phosphorus (P) runoff continues to be a worry that could hold back future growth of no-till.

Crop Survey Results Show Increase in Cover Cropping, Less Tillage

Survey also shows decreased use of commercial nitrogen

November 14, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year.

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Less Tillage Could Save Illinois Farmers $9 Million, Reduce Nutrient Loss

The research comes as the state reports an increase in 2019-20 Mississippi River nutrient loads.

By Brian O'Connor posted on February 28, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Planting will soon be underway for most Illinois farmers, and while brain bandwidth might be in scarce supply, it’s worth casting a thought down river.

Cover Crop, Conservation Leaders Honored at White House

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 3, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Twelve individuals were recognized for "exemplary leadership and innovation in agricultural production and education" during a ceremony on Oct. 26 at the White House.

USDA Finds Cover Crops Can Reduce Nitrate Load Runoff

February 6, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

USDA researchers say that winter rye crops seeded in no-till corn-soybean systems have the potential to reduce annual nitrate loss in field drainage by about 18 pounds per acre.

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Tackling Algae Concerns

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

In recent years, we’re produced a number of No-Till Farmer articles on the benefits of utilizing gypsum to improve plant nutrition and soil structure. Now, new research from Ohio State University indicates gypsum may play a key role in controlling the harmful algal blooms that are a growing concern in Lake Erie, the Chesapeake Bay, the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tackling Algae Concerns

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2014

IN RECENT YEARS, we’re produced a number of No-Till Farmer articles on the benefits of utilizing gypsum to improve plant nutrition and soil structure. Now, new research from Ohio State University indicates gypsum may play a key role in controlling the harmful algal blooms that are a growing concern in Lake Erie, the Chesapeake Bay, the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

Iowa Releases Environmental Plan To Reduce Runoff In State Waters, Gulf of Mexico

November 21, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Associated Press

Wastewater treatment and industrial plants would be asked to make costly upgrades to cut pollution while farmers would do so voluntarily under a long-awaited strategy released Monday to reduce harmful nutrients in Iowa waterways and the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf Restoration Could Include Reduced Tillage, Cover Crops

January 6, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Precision Agriculture

Source: NorthEscambia.com, Associated Press

$50 million will spent over three years in conservation assistance to farmers and ranchers in priority areas along seven major rivers in five states that drain into the Gulf.

No-Till Raises Your Environmental Score

June 7, 2010

The increased use of no-till farming since the 1980s, and the increased use of glyphosate-resistant crops since 1996, has significantly turned farmers into environmentalists. Less soil has eroded, less chemicals have been applied, and less fuel has been used because of significant changes in farming practices.

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Is No-Till Vs. Water Quality a Worry?

Crop Survey Results Show Increase in Cover Cropping, Less Tillage

Less Tillage Could Save Illinois Farmers $9 Million, Reduce Nutrient Loss

Cover Crop, Conservation Leaders Honored at White House

USDA Finds Cover Crops Can Reduce Nitrate Load Runoff

Tackling Algae Concerns

Tackling Algae Concerns

Iowa Releases Environmental Plan To Reduce Runoff In State Waters, Gulf of Mexico

Gulf Restoration Could Include Reduced Tillage, Cover Crops

No-Till Raises Your Environmental Score

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