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EPA Grants Registration For Syngenta's Agrisure Viptera 3220 Trait Stack

April 5, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Syngenta

Syngenta announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted registration approval for the Agrisure Viptera 3220 trait stack, which offers corn growers dual modes of action against above-ground (lepidopteran) insect pests.

No-Till Will ‘Cheapen’ Farm Labor Costs

With farm-labor expenses going up every year, the actual labor savings from no-till have increased 296% in the past 15 years.

April 1, 2011

Taking a close look at the amount of time you can save by switching to no-tillage, you’ll see that you can save 44 minutes per acre.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

One Size Doesn't Fit All Farms - Or Even One

Whether it's fertility, rotation, tilliage or inputs, each acre on Donn Branton's farm gets what is needed in any given year.

By Donn Branton and Martha Mintz posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

I'm trying to figure out the best practices to manage each of our acres in an economical way. I’m not just going to stick with one practice across the whole farm to say I’m doing it. It has to show returns.

15 Ways To Make No-Till Soybeans More Profitable

Three veteran no-tillers share valuable tips and suggestions on fertilizer application, residue management, variety selection, planting methods, equipment setup and more.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

With soybean prices eclipsing $14 a bushel recently, no-tillers are searching for any edge that could help them squeeze more out of every acre.

Alternative 2011 Corn Production, Consumption And Price Scenarios

March 14, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Darrel Good and Scott Irwin, University of Illinois

The smaller than expected U.S. corn crop in 2010 and the rapid rate of increase in the use of corn for ethanol has resulted in prospects for very small domestic stocks at the end of the 2010-11 marketing year.

Drainage, Soybean Cover Boost Yields for Ohio No-Tiller

30-year no-tilling veteran Tom Clark is reaping the benefits of tiling improvements, cover crops and calculated planting on his 1,200 acres.

By Susan K. Davis posted on March 11, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Drainage is important in any tillage system, but even more crucial in no–till, which is why Ohio no-tiller Tom Clark makes sure drainage needs are taken care of on his fields.

Nebraska Panhandle Educator: Glyphosphate Resistance Developing In Region

March 10, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Mark Watson, Panhandle No-Till Educator, University of Nebraska

In this region of the country there are now several weed species that are resistant to the glyphosphate herbicide.

How Much Stover Can Be Removed Sustainably?

March 4, 2011

Source: By Cole Gustafson, Biofuels Economist, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University

To preserve long-term carbon balances and soil productivity, the goal of maintaining 2,500 to 3,000 pounds of organic matter, on average, after each crop should be the goal.

Frankly Speaking

Say Thanks To The Neighbors

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Widespread planting of genetically modified Bt corn in the upper Midwest has significantly reduced losses from European corn borer damage. Even growers that don’t plant transgenic corn have benefitted from neighboring use of these products.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Brings Challenges Surprises and New Options

Fewer field passes means this California no-tiller and dairyman can raise three forage crops per year.

By Michael Crowell and Martha Mintz posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

I tried no-till because of the potential savings I saw, but it’s brought us so much more. Making the switch to no-till has allowed us to raise three high-quality forage crops per year on the 270 acres we intensively farm in the San Joaquin Valley.

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No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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