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Assessing Hail Damage To Corn, Soybeans

June 6, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Hail storms with up to baseball-sized hail hit corn and soybean fields across portions of central and eastern Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon and evening, June 3.

No-Till Practices Yield ‘Win-Win’ For Nutrient Use

No-tillers honored as Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners share how data management, cover crops, split applications and tissue testing helped them increase yields more efficiently.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Three innovative no-till farm operations were recognized by the Responsible Nutrient Management Foundation during the National No-Tillage Conference in Springfield, Ill.

Reseeding Winter Wheat In Late Winter, And The Yield Potential

February 14, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska

In late January the Nebraska Wheat Board reported declining winter wheat conditions in western and southwestern Nebraska, leading some producers to ask about the potential for reseeding winter wheat. Can areas be seeded or reseeded with winter wheat when field conditions permit? What would be the yield potential?

Palmer Amaranth Resistant To Atrazine And HPPD inhibitors Confirmed In Nebraska

October 5, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

University of Nebraska-Lincoln greenhouse studies have confirmed a Palmer amaranth population resistant to postemergence application of atrazine and HPPD-inhibiting herbicides (Callisto, Laudis, Armezon/Impact). This is the second report (after Kansas) of a Palmer amaranth population resistant to atrazine and the HPPD group of herbicides.

Strip-Till Flexibility Keeps Mother Nature In Check

Fertilizer-application testing and equipment adjustments improve soil health and crop yields for Nebraska strip-tiller Jerry Baysinger.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Sometimes the best plan in strip-till is to plan for the unexpected. This is a philosophy Jerry Baysinger knows well after almost 20 years of strip-tilling.

Tips For Harvesting Downed Corn, And Dealing With The Aftermath

Downed corn can have a significant impact on profits and no-till systems, but here are tips and considerations to make the best of a bad situation.

By Mark Parker posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Winds howling at up to 80 mph absolutely flattened ready-to-harvest corn last October in western Nebraska.

Uncertainty Hangs Over 2013 US Spring Planting Weather

March 15, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: FarmPolicyFacts.org

It was the one thing that was on the mind of most everyone at the 2013 annual outlook conference of the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Orthman Manufacturing Honored By State

October 8, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Nebraska TV

Orthman Manufacturing, Inc. of Lexington are the recipients of the 2012 Innovation in Manufacturing Award for Nebraska. The companies were honored at the Oct. 3 meeting of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Manufacturers Council held in Grand Island.

Resistant Waterhemp Signals Danger For 2,4-D Effectiveness

August 15, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Weed Science

Even as crops resistant to 2,4-D herbicide are being developed, populations of weeds are also developing a resistance, says the journal Weed Science.

Biosolids, Technology Boost Dryland No-Till

Nutrient-laden sludge, terraces, precision ag and equipment improvements help Nebraska no-tiller reclaim unproductive fields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Had Dave Nielsen simply accepted the early tales of frustration he heard, no-till might not have become the dominant practice on his dryland farm. Instead, he decided to place more trust in early no-till innovators and university experts in his area.

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