Recently I started off my 10 tips to successful no-till crop production with a discussion on crop rotations. I feel this is the most important consideration on your farm. Designing a crop rotation f will affect your bottom line, weed and disease cycles, and your farm’s performance well into the future. Take plenty of time each year and assess your rotation and improvements you can make in designing your rotation.
With severe grass and broadleaf weed pressure looking likely this year, good crop rotation and herbicide selection are essential components of managing weeds in grain sorghum, say experts at Kansas State University Extension.
As no-tillers get read to start planting, they take time now to check on how well their planter will perform in the field, says University of Nebraska Extension ag engineer Paul Jasa.
As many wheat growers may be thinking about fungicide applications to control stripe rust and other leaf diseases, Kansas State University Extension has just released a publication that could help growers make decisions to fit their needs.
With current economic conditions making it a challenge for farmers to earn profits from corn, soybean, winter wheat, and milo, experts from the University of Nebraska discuss how growers can make better nutrient decisions this year.
After 6 years of planting selected generations of seed, USDA research leader Jinguo Hu and a team of reachers from Washington State University have identified a winter-hardy faba bean germplasm.
Kansas State University Extension experts discuss their research has found on the possible yield advantages of drought-tolerant corn hybrids vs. regular hybrids in a variety of situations.
A University of Kansas researcher and his team is using laser-based technology to study soil hydrology, including soil pores and preferential water flow in soils, which could one day help experts predict droughts and water recharge, and improve water-use efficiency.
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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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