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Inoculants Eke a Few More Bushels — and Great Returns — Out of Soybeans

Yield increases may seem small, but so is the cost of inoculation, requiring a half-bushel yield response before hitting a payout.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

First commercialized in 1898, nitrogen-fixing inoculants are the oldest crop input product still on the market today.

Settling On Spring Strip-Till

Iowa corn grower Jeff Reints has used full tillage, no-till, zone-tillage and fall strip-till, but he has settled on strips for raising corn.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Iowa corn grower Jeff Reints has used full tillage, no-till, zone-tillage and fall strip-till, but he has settled on spring strips for raising corn.

7 Reasons To No-Till Soybeans In 2010

October 31, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

More and more growers each year are no-tilling soybeans. If you are not already planting your soybeans no-till, University of Illinois Natural Resources educator Bob Frazee says there are seven important reasons why you may want to consider no-tilling them next spring.

Crop Concerns Help Prices Pop Up

October 12, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Freezing temperatures this past weekend likely ended the growing season for late maturing no-till crops in northern and western growing areas before full yield potential was reached.

Soybean Aphids Building Impressive Numbers

October 9, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

In late September, reports of "swarms" of aphids became common across much of central and southern Illinois.

Failed Aerial Seeding Of Cover Crops Reported

October 9, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Reports are coming in from no-till farmers who cannot find seedlings in fields that received aerial application of cover crop seeds in late summer.

Don't Apply All Residual In The Fall

October 6, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Multiple years of OSU research on fall and spring no-till herbicide treatments have consistently shown that the value and effectiveness of residual herbicides for soybeans is maximized when they are applied in the spring, not the fall.

The Lowdown From Dakota Lakes

Dwayne Beck shares some preliminary eye-opening results and current studies from the all-no-till research farm.

By Ron Ross posted on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

A regular favorite at the National No-Tillage Conference, Dwayne Beck’s 2 decades of work at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, S.D., has revealed a depth of data to support his claim that, “In nature, tillage is a catastrophic event.”

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Unusual Midwestern Crop Rotation Thrives With No-Till

John Merchant coaxes top yield and profits from a soy-wheat rotation grown under intensive management on heavy clay Michigan soils.

By Ron Ross posted on October 1, 2009

John Merchant coaxes top yield and profits from a soy-wheat rotation grown under intensive management on heavy clay Michigan soils.

Study: More Corn For Biofuels Would Hurt Water

September 28, 2009 | Posted in Water Management

More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study.

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