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Trimble, Valley Irrigation Sign Distribution Agreement

March 31, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Trimble

Trimble and Valley Irrigation, a division of Valmont Industries Inc., announced that Valley Irrigation will become the exclusive OEM distributor of Trimble's Irrigate-IQ precision irrigation solution.

From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops

Spraying covers at the right time, with the right product is key to killing covers and improving nutrient release, residue breakdown.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Water Management

While choosing the right cover crop, or mix of covers, for a farm can be a challenge, there’s also an art to terminating covers that don’t winterkill with the right products at the right time.

Skip-Row Corn Provides Improved Drought Tolerance in Dryland Corn

March 10, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

University of Nebraska Extension shares the pros and cons of skip-row planting, which is used to prevent corn plants from using all of the available soil water too early in the growing season.

Trump Orders Review of WOTUS

March 1, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Reuters

President Trump called the Clean Water Act rule a "massive power grab" and says it should apply only to navigable waters that affect interstate commerce.

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Could You Survive a Pumping Decline?

By John Dobberstein posted on February 22, 2017 | Posted in Water Management

If you’re irrigating a significant amount of acreage, how would your farm do if water use was mandated to be cut by 20%? It’s being seriously talked about.

Camelina, Canola Show Promise as Cool-Season Crops

February 21, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: Crop Science

Researchers in California are finding plenty of advantages to growing cool-season crops like canola and camelina to reduce transpiration and water-demand issues and diversify cropping systems to meet market demands.

Saving Water, Fertilizer in Durum Wheat

February 8, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Source: USDA-Agricultural Research Service

A USDA study finds precise irrigation with overhead sprinklers could help wheat growers apply the right amount of water and fertilizer to boost yields without increasing lodging risks.

Farmers Will Not Have to Pay Damages in Des Moines Water Works Case

February 2, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Agri-Pulse

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the Des Moines Water Works could not recover damages from the 13 drainage districts it was suing because they have immunity under state law.

Celebrating 25 Years of No-Till Excellence

Here are a few year-by-year memories from this annual midwinter event that got its start in 1993.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 14, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

If you were to jot down all the reduced tillage learning opportunities that have occurred over the past 25 years at the National No-Tillage Conference, the numbers would be astronomical.

Continuous Cropping with 13-15 Inches of Precipitation?

Higher crop yields and improved land productivity is possible with no-tilled fields with continuous cropping vs. a fallowed winter-wheat system with tillage, says USDA-ARS researcher Randy Anderson.

January 11, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Higher crop yields and improved land productivity is possible with no-tilled fields with continuous cropping vs. a fallowed winter-wheat system with tillage, says USDA-ARS researcher Randy Anderson.

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