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Cold, Wet Winter Slows Wheat Growth

March 9, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: This article was originally published by the Salisbury Post
One of the coldest and wettest winters in decades has produced soggy ground and sluggish wheat growth. No-tiller Kim Starnes and his son, Jason, who own Four S Farms, says this year has brought some of the worst winter conditions they've seen.
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Australian Mine's Farm Uses No-Till

March 9, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Source: ABC Rural published the original article.
There's been heated debate in New South Wales, Aystralia, about whether mining and farming can coexist side by side. But one mine is showing that its no-till farm can produce proftable crops just fine.
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Don't Be Afraid To Try Cover Crops

March 6, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops
Source: This article originally was published by Lancaster Farming
David Brandt switched to no-till in 1971 and started experimenting with cover crops in 1979. Using a three-crop rotation with corn, soybeans and wheat, Brandt incorporates cover crops into the wheat stubble. Cover crops are used to retain the soil, increase the tilth of the soil and to provide nutrients, especially nitrogen for the next crop, usually corn.
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Soil-Applied Herbicides Becoming A Must

March 4, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: This article was originally published by AgriNews
Crop producers should consider using soil-applied herbicides even during times of cheap glyphosate. While there can be risks, such as no timely rainfall, a pre-emergence herbicide can get control of early season weeds so glyphosate can work on pesky plants at more equal stages of growth.
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Proposed Standard For Phosphorus Sees Setback

March 4, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: This article was published by the Chesapeake Bay Journal.
Last summer, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials floated a nationwide standard to limit the amount of phosphorus farmers could apply to fields. But by December, they had pulled it back in the face of stiff opposition from a group of agriculture scientists.
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Glyphosate-Resistant Kochia Confirmed

March 1, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Kansas State University scientists have completed long-term evaluations of a limited number of independent kochia (Kochia scoparia) populations on privately-owned land in western Kansas that are now confirmed to be glyphosate-resistant.
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