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Crop Protection 2018: Find Some Protection for Your Crops with These New Products

No-tillers have additional crop protection options when it comes to herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and seed treatments for 2018.

By Mark McNeely posted on January 13, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Although herbicide-resistant weeds, and the chemicals used to fight them, have been making national headlines recently, no-tillers must continue their quest to protect crops and yields by making well-informed choices about products to apply.

Crop Protection 2018: New Rules for Dicamba Application After Millions of Acres Damaged in 2017

Popular herbicide’s drift-damage problems in 2017 result in revised application restrictions, training requirements and amendments for 2018.

By Mark McNeely posted on January 13, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

One of the ag industry’s top stories in 2017 — if not the top story — has been the damage caused by dicamba drift in most of the major crop-producing states.

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Differing Viewpoints On the Weed Control Benefits of Using Annual Ryegrass as a Cover Crop Sparks Controversy Among Indiana No-Tillers

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 8, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

During this year’s 25th National No-Tillage Conference, one of the interesting hallway conversations dealt with the clash between a Purdue University weed scientist and organizations that sell or promote annual ryegrass as a cover crop.

Volunteer Corn Helps Rootworms Beat Insecticides

August 7, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Volunteer corn can act as a safe harbor for some pests by expressing lower doses of the insecticide found in newly planted corn, according to Purdue University researchers.

Hit ’em In The Fall When They’re Small

Fall weed control offers many benefits, if you have specific goals.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2007 | Posted in Crop Protection

With weed control becoming more critical with the growth of reduced tillage and expansion of continuous corn acres, more no-tillers are getting a quicker start with fall herbicide applications.

Why Dandelions Are Costing No-Tillers Big Bucks

Ohio State University weed scientists share the latest ideas on why dandelions are becoming a bigger threat to no-tilled crops.

May 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

When it comes to weed control, more no-tillers each year are having problems dealing with dandelions. Ohio State University weed scientists Anthony Dobbels, Mark Loux and Jeff Stachler say that dandelions have become much more widespread in Ohio crop production fields over the past 5 years.

Tackle Weed-Resistant, Weed Shift Concerns Head-On This Spring

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

When we asked attendees at last winter’s National No-Tillage Conference about their experiences with weed-resistance concerns, they cited a number of instances from their own fields

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From ‘No Hope in Heck’ to Regenerative No-Tilling

What I've Learned from No-Tilling: Taking No-Till Diversity Beyond the Annual Cycle

When it Comes to Capitalizing on the Many Benefits of Cover Crops, No-Tillers Are So Far Ahead of Growers Using More Intensive Tillage That it’s Embarrassing

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Combining Downed Corn with Calmer Corn Head with 10-Blade BT Chopping Roll

Jay Dahl, Welding/Fabrication-Sales at Calmer Corn Heads, introduces Calmer Corn Heads' 12-Row, 30-Inch corn head and explains the advantages of using the 10-Blade BT Chopper Chopping Roll for combining corn. He also talks about the adjustments they made on the corn head when combining downed corn after the August 2020 wind storms.

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Soil Management Summit

Date: 12/15/20

Location: Mankato, MN

The Summit, formerly known as the Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC), features keynote speakers, breakout sessions, table talks and vendor booths. Attendees who stay for the entire conference will be offered CCA continuing education units (CEUs).

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