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EPA Grants Registration For Syngenta's Agrisure Viptera 3220 Trait Stack

April 5, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Syngenta

Syngenta announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted registration approval for the Agrisure Viptera 3220 trait stack, which offers corn growers dual modes of action against above-ground (lepidopteran) insect pests.

Perennial Cover Crops Could Aid Biofuel Production

September 23, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

Perennial groundcovers' root systems may contribute enough carbon to the soil to offset the loss of carbon when stover is removed.

Ridge Till Continues To Gain Popularity

The winner of the Phoenix Rotary Equipment Ltd. conservation tillage essay contest explains the benefits of ridge tilling.

By Alan Bonifas posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management, Soil Health

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, many farmers in south-central Nebraska began drilling irrigation wells as they began flood irrigating row crops in furrows.

Rooting Around

This Canadian no-tiller uses his farm as a “test-plot” for deciding what works and what doesn’t.

By Katherine Meitner posted on October 1, 1999 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Kelly Johnson doesn’t claim to be a no-till researcher. But the customers at his fertilizer dealership may beg to differ.

When No-Till Needs A Helping Hand

Varying soil types often calls for equipment modifications, sometimes major ones.

By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 1999 | Posted in Soil Health

In a perfect world, every farm would have rich, fertile soil in which to plant a disease-free crop with their shiny new no-till planter to sell their product to a more-generous market.

Cultivation Helps Cool-Climate No-Tillers

Cultivation and proper herbicide use helps boost yields for this Minnesota farmer.

By Joe Shinners posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Soil Health

With timely cultivation that incorporates the application of banded and encapsulated herbicides in cooler climates, some no-tillers can boost their bottom lines, says Faribault, Minn., no-tiller John Derham.

No-Till Weed Shifts Alarming

Resistance is increasing as weeds adapt to different tillage practices, rotations and herbicides.

By Joe Shinners posted on October 1, 1998 | Posted in Crop Protection

Doug Buhler is as concerned about weeds as any no-tiller. The weed specialist from Ames, Iowa, is apprehensive about the increased resistance to herbicides that weeds are showing in an ever-increasing frequency.

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