Max Martin is seeing improved forage optimization, healthier cattle and more robust soils on his Texas ranch after shifting to a no-till, cover-crop system.
Max Martin is seeing improved forage optimization, healthier cattle and more robust soils on his Texas ranch after shifting to a no-till, cover-crop system.
Experts at Kansas State University Extension talk about the effects of chosen varieties, management practices and weather patterns on canola survival during winter.
Pointing to the results of a recent study, experts at University of Wisconsin Extension discuss the need for growers to continuously re-evaluate and adjust soybean variety choices due to constantly changing climate and genetics.
Coming off a season with high sclerotinia pressure in canola, Sakaria Liban from DL seeds explains how seed companies determine sclerotinia ratings in varieties and what is meant by a designation of ‘partially resistant’ varieties.
A new documentary about extreme drought, agriculture and the continuing water crisis in the western U.S. underscores why adoption of no-till, improved soil health, precision irrigation and other conservation tools is critically important.
Should growers who want to treat their wheat fields with a cheatgrass herbicide spend the money and apply it this fall or wait until spring to see if the wheat is going to yield enough to pay for it? Kansas State University Extension weed management specialist Dallas Peterson offers some suggestions.
With a wet harvest leaving farmers in many areas of western Canada considering options for addressing soil compaction, one option is seeding cover crops —specifically radishes — to break up root-restricting compacted soil, says Yvonne Lawley, plant science professor and researcher at the University of Manitoba.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.
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