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70 Times Less No-Till Runoff

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Winter wheat is the main crop in the Pacific Northwest and growers normally seed around 2.2 million acres every fall. Yet year after year, an average of anywhere from 1.3 to 22.3 tons of silt loam soil erodes from every acre that is in wheat production.

Weather Patterns Changing For The Better

May 13, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Ohio State University, Purdue University Extension

After an April that brought record rainfall to much of Indiana and Ohio, climatologists agree the weather pattern is improving - a welcome change for farmers in both states.

Estimating Nitrogen Losses From Wet Soils

May 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: By, Lloyd Murdock, Extension Soils Specialist, University of Kentucky

Wet soils cause nitrogen losses, and determining how much nitrogen is lost is necessary to choose the proper management options.

Planting Considerations For Suboptimal Conditions

April 28, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Water Management

Source: Penn State University

Even if most of the field is fit to be planted, one can still have wet spots here and there, and some planter attachments are available to have more success planting under suboptimal conditions

Inoculants Needed For Flooded Fields?

April 24, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska

Is an inoculant necessary for flooded fields that are being planted to soybeans?

Ohio Lab That Did No-Till Research May Close

April 4, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Source: Coshocton Tribune (Ohio)

The USDA Agricultural Research Service's fiscal year 2012 budget proposes closing the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed (NAEW) in White Eyes Township, Ohio.

Cashing In On No-Till

Custom seeding and direct payments are helping growers give new systems a try.

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

When it comes to serving a specific cropping niche, few folks work with one that’s any narrower than Dale Kopf. The Genesee, Idaho, custom seeder is offering strictly no-till seeding in the Pacific Northwest, where the system is also known as direct-seeding.

Serious N Deficiency In 2010 Corn Brings More Application Questions

April 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Peter Scharf, University of Missouri

Several producers have switched to planned in-season N applications in response to multiple years with N deficiency.

NRCS: 88% Of Chesapeake Bay Cropland In Conservation Tillage

By John Dobberstein posted on March 15, 2011 | Posted in Water Management

It appears no-till is already playing a major role in cleaning up Chesapeake Bay as the government and farm groups continue their debate on how to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the massive watershed.

Drainage, Soybean Cover Boost Yields for Ohio No-Tiller

30-year no-tilling veteran Tom Clark is reaping the benefits of tiling improvements, cover crops and calculated planting on his 1,200 acres.

By Susan K. Davis posted on March 11, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Drainage is important in any tillage system, but even more crucial in no–till, which is why Ohio no-tiller Tom Clark makes sure drainage needs are taken care of on his fields.

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