Conservation Tillage Corn
World Biotech Crop Acres Up 7% in 2009
Mar 2, 2010, Source: Brock Associates
Worldwide plantings of biotech crops increased by 7%, or 22 million acres, in 2009 despite a decline in usage in Europe, according to an industry report released recently...
Are Corn and Soybean Farmers Addicted To Tillage?
Feb 15, 2010, BY GREG LAMP EDITOR glamp@csdigest.com
Hello. My name is John and I'm addicted to tillage. After attending the Minnesota Conservation Tillage Conference that our magazine helps sponsor, I'm starting to believe some farmers are, indeed, obsessed with tillage...
Advice on Completing Fall Tillage and Fertilizer Applications in the Spring
Feb 1, 2010, BY MARK MOORE
The prolonged 2009 fall harvest continues to be felt into the new year, as producers shift the fall fieldwork into the spring. And that could create a...
U of M hosts Conservation Tillage Conference in Morton
Dec 16, 2009, Source: University of Minnesota Extension
The University of Minnesota Extension will host the sixth annual Conservation Tillage Conference and tradeshow Jan. 27 and 28, 2010, at Jackpot Junction, 39375 County Hwy. 24, Morton, MN...
Conservation Tillage Conference
Dec 1, 2009, COMPILED BY GREG LAMP
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Conservation Tillage Conference Jan. 27-28 at Morton, MN. You'll be able to catch up on soybean production...
Bone Up on Conservation Tillage
Dec 1, 2009, Compiled By Greg Lamp
If you're looking for specifics on conservation, check out the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). They've got a library of information,...
Tillage Considerations for Wet Soil Following a Late Harvest
Nov 18, 2009, Source: University of Minnesota Extension
With the heavy precipitation across most of Minnesota this fall, harvest has been challenging. Not only are farmers scratching their heads about how they are going to get in the field to harvest, but they are wondering when they will have time to complete the fall tillage. This article will address options for tillage in wet soils...
Corn and Soybean Farmers Should Consider No-Till. | Just Say No...Till!
Nov 1, 2009, By Liz Morrison
Minnesota farmer Ron Prahl is what you might call an no-tiller. He planted soybeans into corn stalks a decade ago because it was too wet for tillage,...
A Nod To No-Till
Feb 15, 2009, By Loretta Sorensen
It didn't happen overnight, but Bismarck, ND, farmer Gabe Brown raises 140-bu. corn with fewer than 15 lbs. of commercial fertilizer. He has successfully...
Now All No-Till
Feb 1, 2009, By Meggie Foster
Politicians and green gurus preach how conservation is the right thing to do for the environment. But for most farmers, a long-term conservation system...
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