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USDA Announces CRP Signup Period

January 31, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the next general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will begin on March 14, 2011, and continue through April 15, 2011.

Study Questions Atrazine Effectiveness

January 28, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: Journal of Environmental Quality

A study between scientists at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Water Management Research Unit and Colorado State University found approximately 44% of fields demonstrated rapid atrazine degradation activity.

Corn And Soybean Supplies To Remain Tight For Another Year?

January 26, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Darrel Good, University of Illinois

It appears that combined acreage of corn and soybeans needs to increase about 6.5 million acres in 2011 to allow for some modest rebuilding of U.S. inventories.

Debate Over U.S. GMO Crops Heats Up As Decision Nears On Alfalfa

January 25, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: AgProfessional.com

The future of bio-engineered crops is at a crossroads, with lawsuits threatening to kill the innovation leading to those crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Committee on Agriculture last Thursday.

Deadline Extended for Conservation Stewardship Program

January 19, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Source: Center for Rural Affairs

USDA's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced that the deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) has been extended to January 21, 2011

USDA Expected To Cut Corn Stocks 6.5% Amid Strong Demand

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

Source: Cattle Trader Center, Dow Jones Newswires

U.S. corn supplies later this year will be about 6.5 percent smaller than previously forecast amid strong export and ethanol demand and a disappointing harvest last year, analysts say.

USDA Report: No-Till A Growing Practice In The U.S.

January 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Crop Protection

A new USDA report says no-till farming continues to grow across the U.S., although adoption rates didn’t go up in every state or for all crops.

January Could Be Important For Crop Prices

December 15, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: By Darrel Good, Agricultural Economist, University of Illinois

Volatile, but generally high prices are expected to persist for an extended period.

USDA to Again OK Genetically Altered Sugar Beets

November 2, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Dow Jones Newswires

The U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled Tuesday controversial plans to again approve genetically modified sugar beets in time for planting next year, a move that would nullify a federal court ruling in August that invalidated the approval the USDA issued five years ago.

New, Recycled Cover Crops Showing Plenty of Potential

Add more diversity and numerous soil-building benefits to no-till with these up-and-coming options.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Tillage radishes aren't the only cover crop you’ll find growing on Steve Groff’s farm this year. The no-tiller of Cedar Meadow Farm in Lancaster County, Pa., is on a quest to find the next great cover crop for no-tillers.

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