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New Approaches for Staving Off More Corn Rootworm Resistance

To preserve the future viability of Bt corn, no-tillers should consider rotating traits and crops and consider working non-GMO corn into their fields.
By John Dobberstein posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

It Was About 6 years ago when the first cracks in the armor — in this case, Bt corn — were discovered in Iowa. And today, the threat of Bt resistance in corn hasn’t really lessened, as it’s been detected in many other areas of Iowa and several other Midwestern states, particularly in the western corn belt.


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Covers, Continuous Cropping Advance No-Till Game

Dan Buerkle finds benefits of a continuous cropping system have ramped up soil health and made weed control more economical and effective.
By Dan Buerkle and Martha Mintz posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Leaving fields in fallow, and heavily tilling to keep them that way, is a deeply ingrained tradition in the often-parched southeastern corner of Montana, where I farm with my wife of 41 years, Lana.
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What You Can Learn from a Post-Planting Scouting Trip

Scouting fields after planting is over can help no-tillers learn what tweaks might be needed for their planting operations or weed management programs.
By Jim Leverich posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management
ONCE CROPS emerge, it’s a good time for early-season scouting to identify pests like cutworms and wireworms, and to evaluate your planter and starter-fertilizer performance.
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Benefitting from 20 Years of No-Till

May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Willis Jepson of Orlinda, Tenn., shares the benefits his family’s farm has achieved from more than 20 years of no-tilling corn, soybeans and wheat on their rolling landscape, including higher organic matter levels and a difference in soil tilth.
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