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Water-Sipping Corn Hybrids Ready To Make A Splash

Water-optimizing hybrids hitting the market, and soon-to-come traits, may stabilize or even boost yields during periods of water stress.

By Martha Mintz posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

They may not be cactuses. But water-optimizing corn hybrids coming to the market could help growers retain or even boost yields when water is in short supply.

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Plant Enduring Drought Without Biomass Loss

March 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Purdue University researchers have found a genetic mutation that allows a plant to better endure drought without losing biomass. The discovery could reduce the amount of water required for growing plants and help plants survive and thrive in adverse conditions.

Strip-Till Shorts, July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: RTK Leads The Way

RTK makes strip-tilling work well, strip-till shines during drought and deep banding phosphate and potash cane work if managed properly.

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Soil and Water Conservation Society Chooses Gulliford As New Director

January 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Water Management

Long time conservationist Jim Gulliford — a top official with the Environmental Protection Agency from 2001 to 2008 — is the new executive director of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS).

Crop Residue Fragile, Even To Low-Level Tillage

January 1, 2010 | Posted in Residue Management

This years devastating drought not only robbed crops of valuable moisture, it reduced plant growth and protective cover for the soil. Conservation officials warn that the drought made our soil resource vulnerable to erosion and any tillage will only make conditions worse.

Tillage, Drought Blamed For Sydney Dust Storm

September 24, 2009

Source: The Epoch Times

Traditional farming practices are partly to blame for Sydney’s extraordinary dust storm, one of the biggest in the nation’s history, say environmental scientists.

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Know Value of Each Seed Trait

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Besides looking at new traits, plant breeders are paying close attention to each new corn hybrid’s reaction to various production practices. These include a hybrid’s performance with post-emergence herbicides, foliar fungicides, different seeding rates, various planting dates, continuous corn and nitrogen usage.

Someday Soon, You’ll Be Able To “Drought Proof” Your No-Till Corn

New corn genetics aimed at overcoming drought concerns may prove extremely valuable to no-tillers already making efficient use of available moisture.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2007 | Posted in Water Management

While no-tillers are already relying on crop residue to help make more efficient use of available water, the development of drought-tolerant corn will help stabilize yields when Mother Nature doesn’t deliver needed rains.

What To Expect Weather-Wise In 2007

National No-Tillage Conference attendees learned that adequate soil moisture favors a good start for the 2007 cropping season.

By Elwynn Taylor posted on March 1, 2007 | Posted in Water Management

Corn yield has been much more variable during the past 5 years than was the case in the previous 5 years. Even so, the corn yield has averaged above the long-term national trend line over the past 4 years.

Early Soybeans Can Reap Big Rewards

This no-tiller says there are lots of reasons you should consider no-tilling soybeans earlier.

February 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Most modern agronomists would laugh at the planting dates followed by our forefathers. Times were different. The economy was different. And the information we knew about the soil, most effective planting dates and what it ultimately means to the crop was definitely different.

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