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How Weeds Handle the Drought

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 28, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

With many North American no-tillers dealing with several years of serious drought, it’s critical to understand how weeds respond to low moisture conditions much better than most no-tilled crops.

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Will Climate Change Halt Oats Winterkill?

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 16, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If you’re seeding oats and expecting winter temperatures to terminate this cover crop before spring planting rolls around, you may want to rethink that decision.

Rethink No-Till Yields: Measure Bushels per Inch of Rain, Not Just Costs

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 8, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

When you listen to Rick Bieber talk about how he measures crop results, you quickly learn he’s not a big fan of the word “yield.” No-tilling for over 4 decades, the Trail City, S.D., farmer certainly understands that yield is what pays the bills.

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Ag Retailers Slow to Add Drones

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 30, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Cover Crop Seed, Fertilizer Application Equipment, Spraying Equipment

High costs are apparently keeping many ag retailers from adding drone pesticide spraying, fertilizer applications, cover crop seeding and field imagery to their lineup of services offered to no-tillers.

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When it Comes To Reporting on Sustainability, European Writer ‘Hacks Up’ Huge Hiccup Over Burping Dairy Cows

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 18, 2024

Frank Lessiter critically examines the Wall Street Journal article outlining Mars' $47 million European-based program aimed at reducing methane emissions from dairy cattle.

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Measuring the Risk of Shifting to No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 4, 2024

With more growers shifting to no-till or strip-till, the risks and impact on cash flow need to be weighed carefully — particularly with today’s tough economic times.

More ‘Expert Witnesses’ Sought for Herbicide Lawsuits

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 6, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

With money-hungry attorneys filing herbicide lawsuits, a “Don’t Miss Out on This Paid Consulting Opportunity” note started showing up in our emails a few weeks ago.

Long-Term No-Till Contributor Honored for Soil Fertility Efforts

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 5, 2024

A long-time booster of no-till and strip-till, former University of Minnesota soils fertility specialist George Rehm has been posthumously named as the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) 2024 Distinguished Service Award honoree.

Going All In with Regenerative Ag

What David Rourke is doing with regenerative agriculture on his 6,000-acre western Canadian no-till grain operation appears very extensive to many farmers

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 26, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Canadian no-tiller David Rourke is trying not to use herbicides or tillage, and he is even thinking about eliminating using fossil fuels from his farming operation.

Controversies, Legal Challenges & Possible Bans Impact Your Future Use of Glyphosate, Despite Nearly 50 Years of Success as the Most Popular Herbicide for No-Till Weed Control

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 17, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

While glyphosate has been the most widely used crop protection chemical in the world for some time, the criticism and regulation of this herbicide continues to be a major concern.

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How Weeds Handle the Drought

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Rethink No-Till Yields: Measure Bushels per Inch of Rain, Not Just Costs

Ag Retailers Slow to Add Drones

When it Comes To Reporting on Sustainability, European Writer ‘Hacks Up’ Huge Hiccup Over Burping Dairy Cows

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