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No-Till Soybean Fields Give Birds Foothold In Illinois

February 3, 2014

Source: By Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor, University of Illinois

Researchers report in a new study that several bird species some of them relatively rare are making extensive use of soybean fields in Illinois. The team found significantly more birds and a greater diversity of bird species nesting, roosting and feeding in no-till soybean fields than in tilled fields.

Tips For Attracting Pest-Eating Bats

October 28, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Bats are voracious feeders. Beyond eating mosquitoes, there is a definite advantage in having them on your property during the row crop season. Their food of choice is a wide variety of night-flying insects, many of which are the adult stages of crop pests.

Unraveling The Mystery Of Cover-Crop Seed Quality

No-tillers must sort through the sales hype and learn more about their seed sources to find economical, effective species and varieties that will accomplish their cover-crop goals.

By Mark Parker posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

As more and more no-tillers embrace cover crops, the production of the seed itself has become a rapidly growing industry in which marketing can sometimes outpace performance.

Fall Herbicide Good, Even With Late Harvest

October 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Fall herbicide applications are still a good idea this year, despite a later-than-normal harvest, according to Ohio State University Extension weed specialist Mark Loux.

Foxtail Barley Hitting More No-Till Fields

October 1, 2007 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Control Fall Weeds In Wheat Stubble Fields

By Aaron Hager posted on October 1, 2007 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Aaron Hager of the University of Illinois Extension Service cautions that wheat stubble fields in which no second crop is planted often become populated with summer annual (and sometimes perennial) weed species. No-tillers should not allow these plants to reach maturity and produce seed, he says.

Glyphosate-Resistant Ryegrass Confirmed In Oregon Testing

Researcher recommends no-tillers keep a wary management eye on the increasingly popular cover crop, already tough to control with glyphosate

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2005 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Test results from two sites in the Pacific Northwest confirm the development of glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass.

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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