I’ve been discussing 10 tips for successful no-till crop production and thus far I’ve covered choosing a good crop rotation, winter wheat as the most important crop for supplying a consistent amount of residue to make the rest of the crop rotation function, and utilizing a stripper head to manage this residue.
Combining grazing, full-season cover crops and diverse rotations is putting more wealth in the soil, and in the bank, for South Dakota no-tiller Levi Neuharth.
It’s no accident that Levi Neuharth is keeping diversity in his cropping strategy, microbial activity in his soil biology and more money in his pocket.
A Montana State University researcher says no-till practices and a trend toward removal of fallowed acres may be contributing to cooling in the northern Plains that contradicts the so-called global warming trend.
Samples taken last year by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found verticillium stripe in six provinces, although yield losses aren't too serious yet, reports the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.
With increased pest pressure in recent weeks on crops, Oklahoma State University’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology issues control tips for alfalfa weevil.
With decreasing soil pH a growing concern in the Palouse region of Washington, a simple way to check soil acidity is to use a soil pH meter to collect and accurately test a sample in the field in a matter of minutes, and at detailed levels, says Washington State University Extension.
The NRCS recently released a bulletin say it won't recommend buckwheat in cover-crop seeding in areas in rotation with or adjacent to commodity wheat production due to potential of contamination of the wheat crop and the health risks that it potentially poses.
Recently I spent some time driving east from Oklahoma to southeastern Missouri to visit some farmers in the Delta region for our magazine. I’ve heard of some soil erosion problems occurring in the Delta, which includes the Bootheel region of southeastern Missouri where corn, popcorn, cotton, soybeans and wheat are popular.
Josh Lofton, cropping specialist for Oklahoma State University Extension, talks about the preparations no-tillers should be making for summer crops, including milo and corn.
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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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