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Resistant Weeds Continue Their March

December 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The 2011 growing season served a grim reminder that the fight against resistant weeds in the U.S. isn’t going well.

No-Till Keeping Soil, Nutrients Out Of Great Lakes

October 18, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

A new USDA study shows that farmers using combinations of erosion-control and nutrient-management practices on cultivated cropland are reducing losses of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorous from farm fields and decreasing the movement of these materials to the Great Lakes and their associated waterways.

USDA Confirms Smaller Corn Crop

September 12, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: By Phyllis Picklesimer, University of Illinois

The USDA's Sept. 12, 2011, Crop Production report confirmed expectations of a smaller U.S. corn crop than forecast in August, said a University of Illinois agricultural economist.

Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

Source: By Rick Boydston and Marty Williams, USDA

Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.

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EWG Sounds The Alarm On Farmland Erosion

June 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a report that says storm water erosion is sweeping away soil across the Corn Belt at a much higher rate than the government estimates.

No-Till Savings No Longer ‘Chicken Feed’

Due to a tremendous increase in the price of diesel fuel, actual fuel-cost savings for no-tilling have shot up 606% in the past 15 years.

June 1, 2011

Treat the savings in fuel consumption per acre by switching to less tillage alone and you’ve definitely got a substantial savings.

No-Till’s Measuring Stick

Cover crops, stacked rotations and soil cover of 60% or more after seeding are among the pillars of quality, continuous no-till, Rolf Derpsch says.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

No-till may be practiced on more agricultural acres in the U.S. than any other country in the world. But South American no-till consultant Rolf Derpsch believes growers here shouldn’t be satisfied.

Reaping The Benefits Of Long-Term No-Till

Variable-rate technology, improved drainage and key equipment decisions spell 30 years of no-till success for the Kinney family.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management

The genesis of no-till on the rolling hills of R & K Farms began during the 1970s when Jay Robert Renick drove to southern Ohio to attend a field day.

USDA: Growers Boost Planting Levels For 2010

March 31, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: USDA NASS, NCGA

U.S. farmers plan to plant 3.99 million (4.5 percent) more corn acres, 3.89 million (8.2 percent) more wheat acres, and 1.59 million (15 percent) more cotton acres than last year.

USDA Approves Planting Of Roundup Ready Sugarbeets

February 7, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The USDA has authorized spring planting of Genuity Roundup Ready sugar beets.

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