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No-Till Briefs: January 2024

November 29, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

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Big Win for No-Tillers: EU Renews Glyphosate Approval for Next 10 Years

By Philip Blenkinsop and Sudip Kar-Gupta posted on November 17, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Reuters

The European Union will extend glyphosate's authorisation for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller.

Europe's Political Turn Away From No-Till Contributes to Food Crisis

August 1, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: European Scientist

Europe's move away from herbicides and toward organic means countries like France have transitioned from food exporters to food importers, in this analysis piece from European Scientist. Growers in developing countries are concerned this could impact them.

New Tools For Spreading No-Till Residue

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 8, 2013 | Posted in Residue Management

Western European farmers and manufacturers are taking residue management more seriously than their counterparts in North America.

Spreading Residue Is Serious Business Across The Pond

Western European farmers and manufacturers are taking residue management more seriously than their counterparts in North America.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

With wheat yields of 120 to 130 bushels per acre common in Western Europe and the United Kingdom, farmers in these areas are definitely concerned about spreading residue behind the combine.

No-Tilling In The United Kingdom

Methods found in Kansas and Oklahoma successfully transplanted to English fields farmed by family since 16th century.

August 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Meet Jim Bullock. This no-tiller from Worcestershire, England, who also works as a farm consultant, believes that no-tilling is no longer an idealistic conservation idea in Europe, it’s reality. His switch to no-tilling on land his family has farmed for more than 485 years reveals what’s been happening on the no-till scene in Europe.

GMO European Concerns: It’s Not Just Their Problem

GMOs continue to be more than controversial in Europe. Here’s what you need to know if the worries spread across the pond.

May 1, 2004 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Think back a few years to the first time you heard the words “mad cow disease” uttered by the media. What began as a strange phenomenon turned into a British disaster. We’re all familiar with the images of shaking cows, but should it concern us?

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Continued Atrazine Usage Is Approved

December 1, 2003 | Posted in Nutrient Management

In late October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a favorable re-registration for atrazine, which paves the way for its continued use by no-tillers. “This decision confirms what extensive scientific studies have shown — that atrazine meets the most stringent regulatory safety standards,’ says Mike Mack, president of Syngenta Crop Protection, an atrazine producer.

No-Tillers Need To Tell The Biotech Story

If you want to cash in on the strong benefits of using biotech, you’ve got to be involved in selling the concept to consumers.

November 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

“There are no downsides to biotechnology,” maintains Jay Lehr. The only exception, says the senior scientist with Environmental Education Enterprises in Ostrander, Ohio, is the public’s lack of knowledge about this new phenomena.

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Europe Ready To Get Tougher On U.S. Grain Exports

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

For growers in the United States who are raising genetically modified crops, it’s not good news that the Europeans are suggesting new rules that would require the wider use of warning labels on foods along with a lot more red tape when importing our grains.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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