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How To Calculate Corn Moisture Shrink

October 29, 2014 | Posted in Water Management

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

orn marketed at the standard moisture content of 15.5% and 56 pounds per bushel typically contains 47.3 pounds of dry matter and 8.7 pounds of water. At harvest, a farmer has to decide whether to sell (or even store) his corn at "as is" moisture content or mechanically dry before taking it to the buyer.

Will Ergot Be A Problem In Wheat Next Year?

August 28, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

The majority of the 2014 wheat crop was very good, but ergot was a widespread problem. Many of the ergot-infested fields seemed to be those that matured later than most, such as some of the spring wheat, later-planted and later-maturing winter wheat varieties, and fields with thin stands. In at least one field of winter wheat, many of the heads containing ergot bodies were late tillers.

Did The Cold Winter Kill Plant Diseases?

April 24, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University

It has been a long cold winter with record low temperatures. This has led to some growers wondering if they still have to worry about plant diseases this growing season. As cold as it has been this winter, it may not have been cold enough for plant pathogens to die. Fungal pathogens have survival structures that enable them withstand very harsh weather conditions.

Less Tillage And Better Yields Shrink The Carbon Footprint

An analysis of South Dakota soils and farming practices shows that soils in crop-growing areas have been transformed from a carbon source to a carbon sink.

By Mark Parker posted on October 1, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health

The carbon footprint of South Dakota corn growers is getting smaller thanks to better yields and increased adoption of conservation tillage, according to a South Dakota State University study.

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Court: Pesticide Drift May Be Trespassing

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The center for Ag Law and Taxation at Iowa State University recently published an article summarizing a recent court ruling that pesticide drift may be constituted as trespassing.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Farm Success By Staying The Course

Expanding South Dakota family operation uses technology, crop diversity and better equipment to make no-till work in a limited-moisture climate

By Ralph Holzwarth and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Ten years ago, when our operation was featured in No-Till Farmer, I told the editors that I would stay with no-tillage regardless of what happened.

Beck: No-Till Needed For Long-Term Profitability

January 19, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: This story was published by Minnesota Farm Guide

Short-term profitability on the no-till farm cannot be the main goal if a farmer wants to remain on the land he farms, says Dwayne Beck, research manager at South Dakota State University's Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, S.D.

Western Bean Cutworm On The Rise

This pest continues to cause serious economic damage, is moving east in the Corn Belt and may be here to stay.

January 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

Whether it’s flooding, drought, wind or bugs, there are always plenty of obstacles standing between no-till corn producers and that elusive bumper crop. Recently, western bean cutworm has emerged as one of those obstacles for some Corn Belt producers.

The Beck Perspective

June 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Dwayne Beck, No-Till Innovator Award winner for research at the 2000 National No-Tillage Conference, and a frequent conference participant, is well known for the “production scale” research that he manages at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm located near Pierre, S.D. The 800-acre facility is owned by a nonprofit corporation established by area farmers and operated by South Dakota State University.

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No-Till Boosts Yields While Saving Time

Being innovators and pulling together a total cropping package has paid big dividends for these highly successful no-tillers.

By Ron Ross posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment

THE Baruth brothers — Ron, Larry and Tom — continue to raise wheat, but pretty much look at cereal crops as an integral part of their 150-bushel corn and 40-bushel per acre soybean no-till cropping formula.

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How To Calculate Corn Moisture Shrink

Will Ergot Be A Problem In Wheat Next Year?

Did The Cold Winter Kill Plant Diseases?

Less Tillage And Better Yields Shrink The Carbon Footprint

Court: Pesticide Drift May Be Trespassing

No-Till Farm Success By Staying The Course

Beck: No-Till Needed For Long-Term Profitability

Western Bean Cutworm On The Rise

The Beck Perspective

No-Till Boosts Yields While Saving Time

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