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USDA Projects Fewer Soybean Acres for 2015

February 28, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Despite reports suggesting many farmers may switch more acres from corn to soybeans due to lower production costs, the USDA dismissed expectations for increased soybean plantings.

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Avoid Confusion On Covers And Waterfowl Hunting

By John Dobberstein posted on December 4, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

If you use cover crops and allow waterfowl hunters onto your property in the fall, you should pay close attention here.

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Another Reason To Choose No-Till

By John Dobberstein posted on October 2, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

If you had any reason to doubt that agriculture will be fingered for the environmental problems affecting major U.S. waterways, those doubts should have been removed last month.

Patience Necessary When Transitioning To Conservation Tillage

By John Dobberstein posted on March 6, 2013

While traveling to the Iowa OnFarm Network Conference last month I found two more testimonials to the benefits of conservation tillage, and the need to show some patience in the transition period.

Myths That Hold No-Till Back

By John Dobberstein posted on February 20, 2013

A no-tiller from Iowa once told me his biggest frustration wasn’t necessarily dealing with residue, controlling weeds or getting a good stand. It was the fact that he couldn’t convert his neighboring farmer to no-till.

Could We See Another Dust Bowl Era In The U.S.?

By John Dobberstein posted on November 21, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

With a historic drought pounding the U.S. this year, an important question is being raised once again: Could we see another Dust Bowl era in the U.S.?

'Nation That Destroys Its Soil Destroys Itself'

By Darrell Bruggink posted on June 6, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.”

Slugs Active Following Cool, Wet Conditions In Spring

By John Dobberstein posted on May 16, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Apparently, the switch to cool, rainy weather in some states this spring after a balmy March didn’t do no-tillers a favor.

Wrapping Up Corn Planting In Nebraska

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 4, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Managing editor John Dobberstein and I are visiting two western Iowa no-tillers today on the final day of a 3-day farm tour around Omaha, Neb. We started with two visits near Lincoln, Neb., on Monday; then visited no-tillers in southeast Nebraska, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa on Tuesday.

More Coverage, Flexibility And Precision Required Of Fertilizer Application

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

The trend in fertilizer application today is to go larger to cover more acreage, provide more flexibility of applications and be more precise, according to manufacturers interviewed at the 2010 Farm Progress Show.

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