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Use Drones to Flag Runaway Soil?

By John Dobberstein posted on April 12, 2018 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

A proposal to use drones in the United Kingdom to flag areas with serious erosion issues seems to be getting traction. Should this be done in the U.S.?

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New Farm Bill Must Make Conservation a Priority

By John Dobberstein posted on March 22, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Here’s a quick view of what’s happening with Farm Bill negotiations and how they could impact long-standing conservation programs that play an important role in no-till and cover crop adoption.

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24% of No-Tillers Seeding Dicamba-Tolerant Beans to Combat Drift Fears from Neighbor’s Fields, Rather Than for Better Weed Control or Boosting Yields

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 10, 2018

While seed companies would lead you to believe growers will be planting dicamba-tolerant soybeans this spring to improve yields or do a better job of controlling weeds, results from a No-Till Farmer survey indicate many will only be doing so to protect their bean crop against potential herbicide drift concerns from neighboring soybean fields.

Soil Health's Role in Mitigating Natural Disaster Effects

By Mark McNeely posted on March 9, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

While natural disasters cannot be prevented, the power of healthy soils can help reduce certain damaging impacts.

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Make Sure Organic Trends Are On Your Radar

By John Dobberstein posted on March 8, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

While small grains prices lag in traditional markets, General Mills will be using many of the conservation tools you’re already using on your farm to convert 34,000 acres in South Dakota into a guaranteed market for organic wheat.

No-Till Yields Shine in ‘Tillage Country’

By John Dobberstein posted on March 7, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

I recently came upon an article from South Dakota State University Extension that seems to cast doubt, once again, on arguments that no-till doesn’t work well in colder, wetter climates.

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A Way Forward for the ‘2 Percenters’

By John Dobberstein posted on February 22, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

If you’ve ever paused for a moment in the tractor, in a field or in your shop and wondered where agriculture is heading in the future, Allan Savory has done that too — and he doesn’t like what he’s seeing.

From the Desk of Frank Lessiter

Feds Wrong, But Still Win

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 10, 2018

Results of a pair of California judicial rulings going back as far as two decades indicates plowing and deep ripping may violate federal environmental laws in some instances.

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What to Do About Topdressing During Drought

By John Dobberstein posted on February 7, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

As you know, this is the time of year to start thinking about topdressing winter wheat with some nitrogen (N), but Mother Nature isn’t cooperating in some parts of the southern Plains.

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Soil Health, Economics are Linked Together

By John Dobberstein posted on January 24, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

A diverse crop-and-livestock no-till operation in Ideal, S.D., is showing the real-world, bottom-line benefits they're realizing by improving soil health.

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Use Drones to Flag Runaway Soil?

New Farm Bill Must Make Conservation a Priority

24% of No-Tillers Seeding Dicamba-Tolerant Beans to Combat Drift Fears from Neighbor’s Fields, Rather Than for Better Weed Control or Boosting Yields

Soil Health's Role in Mitigating Natural Disaster Effects

Make Sure Organic Trends Are On Your Radar

No-Till Yields Shine in ‘Tillage Country’

A Way Forward for the ‘2 Percenters’

Feds Wrong, But Still Win

What to Do About Topdressing During Drought

Soil Health, Economics are Linked Together

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