Passage of a unique concept that got Congressional consideration during the writing of the 2018 Farm Bill could put more dollars in the pockets of no-tillers. It’s an idea that farmers who use no-till, cover crops and conservation-minded crop rotations to protect the soil should be rewarded with an equivalent of auto insurance’s “good driver discount” when it comes to paying crop insurance premiums.

With significant weather-related damage to corn and soybean fields in Nebraska recently, there could be an opportunity for growers to try seeding cover crops in those fields to raise a high-quality forage and offset at least some of the lost fall and winter grazing potential, says University of Nebraska Extension.

Although it will be a rough wheat harvest for many Great Plains farmers this year, some changes in equipment can help maximize harvest efficiencies, says Kansas State University Extension.

It’s not about how much water you push through the equipment to clean residues, it’s about the detail, including identifying places where herbicide residues will collect in spray equipment.

Deere has introduced its W170 Windrower and a wide range of draper headers to make swathing faster and easier in heavy crop and hilly conditions.