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Using Fall Herbicide Treatments For Marestail

October 21, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Research over the last couple of years has shown that two shot burndown programs which include either 2 shots in the spring or fall plus spring burndown treatments are needed in areas with a history of poor marestail control due to glyphosate and ALS herbicide resistance.

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Forget About All The Hype! No-Tillers Don’t Want To Lose Any Nutrient, Soil And Environmental Benefits From Selling Residue Out Of Their Fields

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2013

No-tillers definitely understand the value of leaving residue in their corn fields. They recognize that corn stalks, leaves, husks and cobs help reduce soil losses, provide cheap nutrients, trim greenhouse emission levels, boost moisture levels, help organic matter, improve soil quality, reduce compaction and increase crop productivity.

A Trip To Indianapolis For The National No-Tillage Conference

By John Dobberstein posted on January 23, 2013

You never know when ‘doing your job’ might affect someone deeply. But that’s what happened when former Purdue University ag economist and land owner Howard Doster opened the Jan. 9 edition of No-Till Farmer E-Tip and saw Kentucky no-tiller John Young and his son, Alexander, were going to speak during the first session at the 21st annual National No-Tillage Conference.

Purdue Scientists Working On Drought-Resistant Crops

July 24, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Purdue University

Purdue University scientists are working in several areas in the hope that future dry spells don't have the same effects on crops as this year's drought.

Farmers May Spend More To Produce 2011 Crops

December 3, 2010

Source: Ohio State University, Penn State University

Grain prices moved higher this year and the costs of growing them are likely to do the same in the year ahead, according to Purdue University estimates.

Earthworms Are Your Underground No-Till Allies

They’re farming farther north where the growing days are longer, but some ideas that work for western Canada direct seeders might work for you.

By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Soil Health

Earthworms serve as a no-tiller’s underground allies in three major ways:

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