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Alfalfa Nitrogen Credits Satisfy Full 'N' Needs Of No-Tilled Corn After Alfalfa

January 6, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Certified Crop Adviser

No-tillage corn following alfalfa has become a viable option for alfalfa-corn growers seeking to reduce input costs, conserve soil moisture, and even improve corn yield in some cases.

CSP Program Hits 50 Million Acres

January 3, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: By Jason Johnson, NRCS USDA

Iowa farmer Kris Wernimont carefully uses the right amount of fertilizer and pesticide on her corn and soybean fields, and solar panels power the electric fencing in her pastures. Thats because she is a steward of natural resources, as these actions conserve energy and lead to cleaner water and healthier soil.

Fiscal Cliff Legislation Includes Farm Bill Extension

January 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Reuters, Gannett

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to avert the U.S. "fiscal cliff," sparing most Americans from tax hikes and spending cuts that had threatened to plunge the U.S. economy into recession in 2013.

Weather Changes Push Some Farmers Toward No-Till

December 30, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Louisville Courier Journal

While some of them still aren’t convinced that humans are to blame, farmers across the nation — including those in Kentucky and Indiana — increasingly acknowledge that they’re having to deal with the consequences of climate change.

One Country Slipping Behind In No-Till

December 29, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Voxy.co.nz

New Zealand is slipping further behind in conservation agriculture predicts a world authority on no-tillage.

Computer Modeling Shows Value Of Early-Season Weed Control

December 28, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

With glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) rapidly spreading north and glyphosate-resistant waterhemp wreaking havoc on many acres across the Midwest, retailers and growers alike are looking for weed-management solutions.

Rye vs. Oat Cover Crops on a Manured Field: Environmental Benefits Vary Greatly

December 27, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Chris Graham, Harold van Es, and Bob Schindelbeck, Dept. Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University

Land application of manure creates conditions conducive to significant environmental losses of nutrients.

Drought Could Impact Soil Rhizobia Populations

By Shawn Conley posted on December 26, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: By Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin

Severe drought conditions reduced soybean yields last year by an average of 6.2% from 2011.

More Yield from Your Fields - Increase Plant Available Water

December 26, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Steve Prochaska, Ohio State University Extension

Water, either too much or too little, may be the single most important factor in determining crop yields when other production factors such as genetics, seeding rate, planting date, fertility, weed, insect and disease control, etc. are held constant.

Do Recent Precipitation Deficits Tell Us Anything About Next Summer's Precipitation?

December 25, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By Scott Irwin and Darrel Good, Dep't Of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois

Drought conditions that impacted corn and soybean production in many areas of the U.S. in 2012 generally began in June.

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