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Weed Control Under Siege

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2010

Over the years, no-tillers have seen the benefit of providing effective season-long weed control and its impact on profits.

New Maps Could Maximize Fertilizer Use, Yields

June 14, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

A new way to make topographic maps could help farmers use variable-rate fertilizer application to maximize returns, says James McKinion, a USDA scientist.

Conservation Program Offers More Money

April 6, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

No-tillers and strip-tillers have until June 25 to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program, which now offers more money and access to qualified applicants under the final rules USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced June 3.

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If You're Running A Fluffing Harrow, NRCS Maintains You're Not Really No-Tilling

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

If you ran a fluffing harrow over some of your ground last spring just before planting, you may be surprised to learn that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) no longer considers those fields to be no-tilled.

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If You’re Running A Fluffing Harrow, NRCS Maintains You’re Not Really No-Tilling

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2009

Southeast No-Tillers Finding Benefits To Heavy Cover Crops

Better water management, weed suppression helping to boost yield in system.

By Mark Moore posted on December 1, 2007 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Water Management

A recent article in No-Till Farmer cautioned that growers should kill ryegrass cover crops before they get taller than 2 feet.

Push Continues For Residue To Be Used In Ethanol Production

Report by international group of private organizations advocates massive changes to expand no-tilling and residue collection; suggestions offered for the 2007 farm bill.

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

No-tillers could gain income for their crop residue as the United States seeks energy independence and relief from soaring oil prices.

Worms And Tile Lines Combine To Create Runoff Problems

Although still beneficial to no-tilled fields, earthworms create burrows that funnel contaminants through tile lines to waterways.

By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

To avoid contamination of nearby waterways, no-tillers should not apply liquid manure to their fields when a tile line is flowing, according to a USDA researcher.

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Let's Pay Farmers to No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

While U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have been bragging about funding nearly $290 million in renewable energy efforts since the start of the Bush administration, most of the investment has gone to bioenergy and biomass ventures. In fact, much of their comprehensive energy strategy to help farmers reduce high energy costs is simply being promoted without offering any new economic incentives.

Danger! Soybean Rust Ahead!

Every grower has heard the warnings, but there is still doubt about how prepared we are to face this crop-killer.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

Asian soybean rust is a foliar disease, notes Glen Hartman, a plant pathologist at the University of Illinois who is heavily involved in preparing the U.S. for its arrival, “and tillage per se should not interact with rust incidence or severity.”

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