The grains sector needs to lose its attachment to tillage if it wants to continue to feed the world according to the founder of a leading Argentinian no-till farming organization.
The forecast U.S. corn yield is reduced 22.6 bushels per acre to 123.4 bushels as extreme heat and dryness continued, and in many areas worsened, during July across the Plains and Corn Belt.
Farm production expenditures reached a record-high $318.7 billion in 2011, a 10.2 percent increase over 2010, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2011 summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
The has developed a national campaign to educate the public about the positive impact Soil Health Management Systems can have on both productivity and conservation.
An online tool for calculating insurance payments from COMBO products is available, as is the 2012 Crop Insurance Decision Tool, which is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet available for download.
This is event #3 in a 3 part series about gypsum. This event includes information about application methods and rates. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
In part #2 of this 3 part webinar series on gypsum, learn how gypsum impacts soil-quality problems like slow water infiltration, ponding, erosion, poor rooting, plus crop yield. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
In part #1 of this 3-part webinar series on gypsum, learn what gypsum is and why its use is increasing among no-tillers. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
Johnny and Brian Moore’s switch to no-till, cover crops and a diverse rotation has stopped erosion, improved organic matter and made their North Carolina farm’s high-clay soils more productive.
Brian Moore stuck a small shovel into the ground, pushed it down with his foot and pulled up a chunk of soil interlaced with roots and decaying plant matter.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, growers from across the U.S. share their predictions for the upcoming planting season, including one no-tiller who’s “bullish” about a great spring.
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