Some farmers see switching to strip-till as a leap of faith. Luckily, for the Rebout family in Janesville, Wis., it was a gamble that paid off both immediately and in the long run.
Having no-tilled soybeans for many years, Gordon and Jeff Smiley faced a more difficult task 4 years ago, switching to no-tilled corn instead of holding on to their conventional system.
David Brandt may like the nice, green color his fields take on after one of his cover crop mixes emerges. But he also likes to see another kind of green — the color of money.
Courtesy of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Canadian researcher Keith Downey — who helped to develop the low glucosinolate and low erucic acid oil characteristic in canola — discusses the past, present and future of the crop while attending the International Rapeseed Congress in Saskatoon.
Increasing organic matter by just 1-2% through eliminating tillage, rotating crops and seeding cover crops will help southern Plains no-tillers keep more water in their soils and increase nutrient uptake, helping make their operations more profitable, says NRCS soil scientist Steve Alspach.
The ever increasing pest in sunflowers, the sunflower stem borer - also called the soybean stem borer - is causing more damage and harvest loss to fields across sunflower producing areas. Many times you're not aware that you have a problem until you see plants lodging before harvest.
Downy mildew is one of the most common diseases that can affect sunflowers early in the season. It is present in areas with poor drainage, where water can collect and spores of the causal pathogen (Plasmopara halstedii) can swim and infect the plants.
White or bleached heads are a common sight in wheat fields throughout South Dakota. There are two organisms that could be blamed for this kind of damage, an insect called wheat stem maggot (Meromyza americana) and a disease called Fusarium head blight/Scab caused by Fusarium fungus.
Reports of phenoxy herbicide drift damage have been noted in several counties in Oklahoma. Yield effects from this type of damage are difficult to quantify.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin Till, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick explains why it’s going to be tough to “not lose a lot of money this year” on corn. Plus, we ask our readers, “On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about drought this year?” Hear why some farmers are worried, and why others aren’t very worried at all.
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