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How Many Acres Of Corn And Soybeans Are Needed In 2011?

November 3, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Darrel Good, agricultural economist, University of Illinois

High prices of other crops suggest there will be competition for acreage in 2011, with winter wheat producers getting the first planting opportunity.

Could Energy Crops Be In Your Rotation’s Future?

Switchgrass, miscanthus, camelina and other crops could provide new markets and opportunities for enterprising no-tillers.

By Jennifer Reibel posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Corn and soybeans have been the main crop sources for producing energy fuels, such as ethanol, biodiesel and biomass. But in the quest for the most efficient energy feedstocks, perennial grasses like switchgrass and miscanthus, oilseeds like camelina, and short-rotation woody crops such as hybrid poplars are beginning to emerge as viable energy crops for U.S. farmers.

Ingenious Toolbar Offers Great Capacity, Flexibility For Strip-Tiller

Shane Houck designed a 60-foot-wide, front-folding-frame toolbar for strip-tilling, planting corn and soybeans and sidedressing corn, too.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Just down the road from the machine shed of Pennville, Ind., strip-tiller Shane Houck, a tan boulder stands halfway between the edge of the cornfield and the county blacktop. Cut into the top of the rock is the inscription, “Houck Homestead Farm 1838.”

No-Till, Profitability Going Hand in Hand

Josh Lloyd, the ASA’s 2010 National Conservation Legacy Award winner, uses yield mapping, cover crops and more to make no-till work.

By Mark Parker posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Conserving soil and improving the bottom line is a win-win scenario for Clay Center, Kan., no-tiller Josh Lloyd.

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With The Original Roundup Ready Patents Soon Expiring, Is Planting Bin-Run Seed With This Trait In Your Future?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2010

Few growers have thought about legally transferring saved Roundup Ready soybeans out of their grain bins to dump in the planter or drill when seeding no-till fields. But with the patents expiring on the older Roundup Ready soybean technology in 4 years, it might be a possibility.

Tillage Isn't A Long-Term Solution For Soybean SDS

October 27, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University

If you were one of the many Iowa farmers who were hit with Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) disease in your soybean fields this year, doing tillage on that soil and trying to bury the crop residue is not a good long-term solution.

Consider Volunteer Corn Issues Following Severe Hail Events

October 25, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Recent severe hail events in parts of Nebraska have left some fields with tremendous yield loss from hail stones beating down corn plants, knocking ears from plants, or shelling seed from the cob.

The Right Time To Apply Phosphorus And Potassium

October 20, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Illinois

With a promising harvest under way, it’s a good time to replenish fields with phosphorus and potassium, says Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition.

Is Planting Cover Crops Affecting My Crop Insurance Coverage

October 19, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Chris Bruynis, Ohio State University Extension

In recent years the number of acres seeded to cover crops in Ohio has been increasing with the introduction of various legumes and barassica crops.

Variable SCN Counts May Change Sampling Needs

October 18, 2010

Source: Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University

It’s that time of year to sample fields for soybean cyst nematode, and new Ohio State University research is indicating that soybean producers may need to double up their efforts to analyze soil for eggs.

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