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Keeping Soil in its Place

December 27, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

Oklahoma no-tillers Alan Mindemann and Jimmy Emmons, and NRCS state conservationist Gary O’Neill discuss how growers are saving the soil on their operations and enhancing the bottom line.

USDA Seeks Applications for $25 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants

November 3, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA is seeking new proposals for cutting-edge projects that will provide new conservation opportunities through its competitive Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.

Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Approaching

February 5, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

New enrollments for the Conservation Stewardship Program will be accepted through Feb. 27, 2015. The program is designed to reward farmers, ranchers and foresters for maintaining existing conservation, and also the adoption of additional conservation measures.

Improved Soil Condition Increases Moisture for Crops

February 4, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Tillage practices that conserve moisture, plants that use water more efficiently and soil with more organic matter have produced higher yields even in dry conditions, according to South Dakota State University soil scientist David Clay.

Community College Adopts 100% No-Till, Cover Crop Practices

December 23, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

The project will demonstrate that conscientious stewardship can and should coexist with production agriculture.

South Dakota: One State, Two Trends

An NRCS survey finds no-till acreage increased in the state by 29% overall between 2004 and 2013, but decreased where crop rotations shifted from small grains to corn and soybean plantings.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2014

Last year, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service conducted a county-level inventory of crop systems in South Dakota to capture a “snapshot in time” of the types of tillage systems being used.

No-Till Movement In U.S. Continues To Grow

The most recent Census of Agriculture found no-tilled acres in the U.S. reached a new high of 96 million acres in 2012, but experts say obstacles remain to more consistent adoption of the practice.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2014

Nearly 35% of cropland acres in the U.S. are no-tilled and more than 10 million acres of cover crops have been seeded across the country.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Conservation: Not Just A Means To An End

Early no-till adopter Jerry Peery says he has a ‘moral obligation’ to protect and build soils on his Kentucky farm for future farming generations.

By Jerry Peery and Martha Mintz posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

The way our land erodes, there’s no way we’d be in business today if we were still farming the way we did 50 years ago.

Testing Vomitoxin Levels In Wheat

July 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

Much of the wheat in the state is still a week away from harvest but it will be coming off soon.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

What Drives Your Conservation Decisions?

By John Dobberstein posted on June 12, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Recently, I read an interesting take on how technology and economic criteria appear to be reshaping decisions farmers make about conservation efforts — in this case, shelterbelts installed in fields to prevent erosion.

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Why You Should Only No-Till 10 Acres the First Day of #Plant25

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, planter expert Clay Scott gives no-tillers 5 action items to tackle before taking the field this spring. The Precision Planting field support specialist also explains why he tells farmers to plant no more than 10 acres on the first day of planting season.

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