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Mobile Apps Most Useful for Ag

December 31, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Kansas State University Extension put together this list of mobile apps for the ag industry.

Livestock, Cover Crops Take No-Till Soils, Profits To New Levels

No-tillers looking to improve soil health and biology, and diversify their sources of income should consider integrating cover crops and rotational grazing of livestock to get the most benefit for their buck.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

The changes that transformed Russell Hedrick's no-till farm began somewhat innocently a few years ago, when he asked his NRCS conservationist for suggestions on suppressing winter weeds and controlling erosion.

Think Twice Before Using Cover Crops For Feed, Grazing

October 8, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Missouri Extension

While many cover crops are being planted following corn-soybean rotations to reduce soil erosion, increase soil health, and even for weed control, some producers also desire to use their cover crops for grazing and/or forage.

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Bucking The Tillage Trend In An Alpine Desert

No-till practices are saving Colorado grower Billy Burns’ soils, and even helping his fields recover from a tragic herbicide mistake.

By Billy Burns and Martha Mintz posted on September 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

As no-tillers we are definitely an oddity here in the highly productive San Luis Valley of Colorado. While we strive to keep our acres covered and undisturbed, the farmers surrounding us move masses of earth with every crop.

When To Skip Starter Fertilizer With Phosphorus In Livestock Operations

May 10, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

Over the next few months, the University of Minnesota Extension will discuss potential practices dairy farmers could consider to reduce their farm's excess phosphorus balance, which is importing more phosphorus into a farm system than is exported.

Double Up No-Till Benefits By Cover Cropping For Forage

Cover crops serve up more than just soil benefits. They can boost a no-tiller’s bottom line when used as feed for their livestock, experts say.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Cover crops are usually touted for their contributions to soil health. But for no-tillers with livestock, covers can provide an immediate benefit to the bottom line by also serving as forage.

Livestock, Covers Add Diversity For Enterprising No-Tiller

Byron Richard’s once wheat-dominated farm in North Dakota is now home to many different crops — including livestock — after his commitment to no-till practices.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Third-generation farmer Byron Richard seems to always find himself in the center of big changes in his tiny community.

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Going ‘Underground’

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2013

In the 40 years I’ve been tracking no-till, soil biology has never received as much attention as it does today. As no-tillers refine their systems, more are recognizing the importance of doing a better job of managing the millions of critters living under the soil surface.

Expert Discusses Soybean Market Outlook, Rationing

August 31, 2012

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

Sterling Liddell, vice president of food and agricultural research for Rabo Agri Finance, says some rationing is occurring in livestock and ethanol production as prices rise, and soybean prices remain strong and could hold that strength through spring 2013.

No-Till Grows Beyond The Borders

Controlled traffic, cover crops and continuous no-till are boosting yields and profitability in South America, Australia and elsewhere as worldwide no-till acres near 300 million.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

To gauge the world’s supply of arable farming acres, an agricultural expert once compared Earth to the size of an apple, cut into 32 slices. The number of acres suitable for food production represents only one slice, and the apple’s skin represents the world’s supply of topsoil.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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