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Save Time Next Spring by Dormant Planting Grasses This Fall

November 17, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Grasses and legumes usually are planted in early spring at the onset of your busy season; however, planting now after harvest, during the dormant season, can be nearly as successful.

Maximizing Corn Emergence And Uniformity In High-Residue Fields

November 8, 2010 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Pioneer Hi-Bred/Crop Insights

This article discusses Pioneer research to rate hybrids for stress emergence and high-residue suitability, traits which can guide growers in selecting hybrids for early planting and reduced tillage systems.

Interim Tier IV Rules to Affect Farmers

October 22, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Source: North Dakota State University

The U.S. EPA has mandated new diesel engine exhaust emission standards in its Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule, which impact only new equipment.

Fall is a Good Time to Attack Weeds, Disease

October 18, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: THe Prairie Star

As fall is here and harvest is ending, growers across the region should take advantage of the opportunity to control winter annual and perennial weeds.

Strip-Till Warms Soil, Conserves Moisture

September 17, 2010 | Posted in Water Management

Remote sensing will enable scientists to see if winter cover crops are improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

No-Till Notes

Assess Crop Perfomance Frequently This Season

Weekly scouting will help you discover what’s affecting your no-tilled corn and soybean yields and the changes you need to make for 2011.

By Jim Leverich posted on July 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

With early season warmth, many no-tillers started planting very early this year. Now is a good time to go back and look at your planting calendar and begin to assess whether this early no-till planting worked for you or if waiting later to no-till may have been better.

Will Purple Plants Mean Lower Yields?

May 21, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Like the swallows that return to Capistrano, it seems that purpling in young corn returns every year somewhere, says Bob Nielsen, Purdue University corn agronomist.

Winter Kill, Burndowns Can Pose Ryegrass Challenges

But the benefits of the cover crop keep no-tillers from backing away as work continues on detailed management recommendations.

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

As no-tillers lead the charge into the use of annual ryegrass as a cover crop, they are also discovering the potential setbacks.

Maximize Your No-Till Nitrogen

When it comes to harvesting more bushels of no-tilled corn from your nitrogen, the use of stabilizers are a good investment.

By Lynn Grooms posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The potential for nitrogen loss in no-till presents you with both a problem and an opportunity, maintains Sam Ferguson, a customer agronomist with Dow AgroSciences in Omaha, Neb.

No-Tilling When It's Only 14 Degrees

Thanks to polymer protected seed, this farmer is no-tiling on extremely cold November days 170 miles north of the Canadian border.

By Holly Gray posted on September 1, 2000 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While the temperature may be brisk, fall seeding has definitely paid off for Saskatchewan no-tiller Gerry Willerth.

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