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How Many Acres Of Corn And Soybeans Are Needed In 2011?

November 3, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Darrel Good, agricultural economist, University of Illinois

High prices of other crops suggest there will be competition for acreage in 2011, with winter wheat producers getting the first planting opportunity.

USDA Report: No-Till Farming A Growing Practice

November 2, 2010

Source: By John Horowitz, Robert Ebel and Kohei Ueda, USDA

No-till, no-tillage, corn, corn acres, soybeans, soybean acres, cotton, cotton acres, carbon, carbon sequestration, environment, greenhouse gas, data, no tillage, no till, USDA, USDA ERS, weed control, pest control

Could Energy Crops Be In Your Rotation’s Future?

Switchgrass, miscanthus, camelina and other crops could provide new markets and opportunities for enterprising no-tillers.

By Jennifer Reibel posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Corn and soybeans have been the main crop sources for producing energy fuels, such as ethanol, biodiesel and biomass. But in the quest for the most efficient energy feedstocks, perennial grasses like switchgrass and miscanthus, oilseeds like camelina, and short-rotation woody crops such as hybrid poplars are beginning to emerge as viable energy crops for U.S. farmers.

Key Traits in Corn Hybrids, Soybean Varieties Can Maximize No-Till Success

Early season vigor, standability, stay-green and disease tolerance are among the top criteria for selecting seed that excels in no-till.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

With 32 years experience no-tilling corn and 29 years no-tilling soybeans, western Ohio farmer Jim Longenecker has given a great deal of thought to what he wants in a hybrid for no-till.

Ingenious Toolbar Offers Great Capacity, Flexibility For Strip-Tiller

Shane Houck designed a 60-foot-wide, front-folding-frame toolbar for strip-tilling, planting corn and soybeans and sidedressing corn, too.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Just down the road from the machine shed of Pennville, Ind., strip-tiller Shane Houck, a tan boulder stands halfway between the edge of the cornfield and the county blacktop. Cut into the top of the rock is the inscription, “Houck Homestead Farm 1838.”

No-Till, Profitability Going Hand in Hand

Josh Lloyd, the ASA’s 2010 National Conservation Legacy Award winner, uses yield mapping, cover crops and more to make no-till work.

By Mark Parker posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Conserving soil and improving the bottom line is a win-win scenario for Clay Center, Kan., no-tiller Josh Lloyd.

20 Ways To Shave Your Nitrogen Rates Without Nicking Yields

Stung by roller-coaster prices, no-tillers are scrutinizing one of their most expensive inputs and living with less applied nitrogen.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Economic, conservation and scientific reasons appear to be pushing no-tillers toward applying less nitrogen in their fields.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Found In Indiana

November 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Pest & Amp

An insect sample received by the Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic lab from a homeowner in Elkhart County, Indiana, on October 19, 2010 was confirmed to be the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys.

Consider Volunteer Corn Issues Following Severe Hail Events

October 25, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Recent severe hail events in parts of Nebraska have left some fields with tremendous yield loss from hail stones beating down corn plants, knocking ears from plants, or shelling seed from the cob.

The Right Time To Apply Phosphorus And Potassium

October 20, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Illinois

With a promising harvest under way, it’s a good time to replenish fields with phosphorus and potassium, says Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition.

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