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30% Didn’t Follow Biotech Planting Rules

April 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

If they want to continue to use Bt corn, growers need to do a better job of following the rules laid down last year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Drinking Facts For No-Tillers... Water Trivia You Need To Know

February 1, 2001 | Posted in Water Management

If no-tillers are anything like the general population, 75 percent of you are chronically dehydrated and the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even mild dehydration can slow your metabolism by as much as 3 percent.

Take Cover!

An Ohio study shows the benefits of using cover crops in your no-till operation.

By Holly Gray posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

While most no-tillers know that cover crops can protect soil from wind and water erosion, a study conducted by the Conservation Action (CAP) Project at Napoleon, Ohio, points out even more potential benefits.

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Forget Yellow Soybean Concerns With New Touchdown Herbicide Formulation

December 1, 2000 | Posted in Crop Protection

Awaiting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration approval for the 2001 growing season, a new formulation of Touchdown herbicide from Zeneca Ag Products will eliminate any concerns about yellow flash and other crop tolerance problems you may have in Roundup Ready corn and cotton.

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Iowa No-Till A Surprise

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2000 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

While some people have suspected that the no-till acreage has been declining, results of a recent survey in Iowa indicate it was virtually unchanged between 1997 and 1999. Even so, the number of Iowa farmers who are using valuable soil conservation practices appears to be leveling off.

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New EPA Approvals Coming For Pesticides

September 1, 2000 | Posted in Crop Protection

On June 16, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered Gauntlet, a new pre-emergence soybean herbicide from the FMC Agricultural Products Group. This herbicide combines sulfentrazone, the active ingredient in Authority, with cloransulam-methyl, the active ingredient in FirstRate, a herbicide which is manufactured and marketed by Dow AgroSciences.

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Touchdown Okayed For Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybeans

August 1, 1999 | Posted in Crop Protection

The government's Environmental Protection Agency registration for use of Touchdown 5 herbicide over the top of glyphosate-tolerant soybeans was recently granted to Zeneca Ag Products. Introduced as a burndown for no-till corn and soybeans in 1996, this registration allows Midwestern bean growers to apply the herbicide over any variety of these soybeans.

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No-Till Vs. Cleaner Water

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

Over the past 27 years, we've heard several times from Washington politicians that it's once again time to clean up the nation's waterways and water supplies. In fact, it happened again a few weeks ago when President Clinton issued orders to reduce costly water pollution.

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Finding Cyanazine Options

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 1998 | Posted in Crop Protection

For the first time, the maximum labeled rate of cyanazine will fall to 3 pounds of active ingredient per acre in 1998. As a result of an agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency and DuPont, products like Bladex, Extrazine II, Cy-Pro and Cy-Pro AT that contain this ingredient are being phased out.

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