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The Connection Between Flooding and Farming Methods

Scientists say there's a way to at least decrease the amount of damage natural disasters can do and it all starts in the farm fields.

June 21, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: KAKE

“We have to work with nature, we can't fight it,” Doug Hisken, a Belle Plaine, KS, area farmer said about this year’s overly wet weather leading to flooding problems across much of the state.

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Use Drones to Flag Runaway Soil?

By John Dobberstein posted on April 12, 2018 | Posted in Precision Ag, 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.?

Frank Comments: More Drought, More No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 17, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

WITH EXTENSIVE concentrations of livestock production in the Northeast area of the U.S., this hasn’t been an area that’s seen a significant shift to no-till. But with area farmers facing a serious lack of rainfall and new nutrient management rules that practically mandate no-till, there’s more interest now than ever before.

Corn and Soybean Survival in Saturated and Flooded Soils

May 16, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Corn seedlings with less than six leaves can withstand 4 days under water if air temperatures are lower than the high 70s, says University of Nebraska Extension.

Flooding Impact on Winter Wheat, Cover Crops

January 8, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Water Management

Source: University of Missouri Integrated Pest Management

Cooler temperatures and dormancy reduce the rate of oxygen depletion in waterlogged soils, says University of Missouri.

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Cover Crops Key to Reducing, Managing Extreme Weather

By Laura Barrera posted on December 1, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

Drought, heat, hot wind, heavy rainfall, flooding and other extreme weather cost the top 10 U.S. agriculture states more than $25 billion the last 5 years, says the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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Is No-Till to Blame for Debris Runoff?

By Laura Barrera posted on June 30, 2015 | Posted in Water Management

Heavy rains in parts of the Midwest have caused cornstalks and other crop debris to wash off fields and onto roads, drainage ditches and catch basins, resulting in flooding and road obstruction.

Healthy Soil Serves as Insurance During Extreme Weather

June 20, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

A new report from the National Wildlife Federation details how investing in healthy soil can protect farmers from drought and flood impacts.

No-Tilling Could Improve Outcomes With Saline Soils

By John Dobberstein posted on November 13, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

If you’re struggling with saline soils, no-till is probably a better management option than tillage.

Four Harvest Considerations For Variable Soybean Maturity

By Shawn Conley posted on September 15, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: The Soy Report

Variable soil types, knolls, flooding and drought have left many growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields where the soybean seed is 13% or less moisture adjacent to areas with green seed.

Allan Brooks on Why He Uses a Harvest International Planter

Allan Brooks no-tills 2,200 acres of vegetables in Markesan, Wis. We caught up with him at the 2020 National No-Tillage Conference, where he explained how he came to use Harvest International planters and reveals the new one he had built for the 2020 planting season.

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Items Tagged with 'flooding'

ARTICLES

The Connection Between Flooding and Farming Methods

Use Drones to Flag Runaway Soil?

Frank Comments: More Drought, More No-Till

Corn and Soybean Survival in Saturated and Flooded Soils

Flooding Impact on Winter Wheat, Cover Crops

Cover Crops Key to Reducing, Managing Extreme Weather

Is No-Till to Blame for Debris Runoff?

Healthy Soil Serves as Insurance During Extreme Weather

No-Tilling Could Improve Outcomes With Saline Soils

Four Harvest Considerations For Variable Soybean Maturity

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