In years when late harvest limits winter wheat establishment or when winter injury reduces stand, spring hard red wheat might be a viable option. A University of Nebraska study looked at water consumption, productivity and protein content of hard red spring wheat in 2021.
With millions of tons of soil loss mitigated, an increase in soil carbon and a reduction in nutrient surface runoff, the CEAP report form the NRCS suggests U.S. farmers have seen big improvements from using no-till, diversifying crop rotations and irrigating more efficiently.
Roy Pfaltzgraff III, Haxton, Colo., successfully farms where it’s “bone dry.” But with a combination of persistence and a willingness to try new things, the family operation is thriving despite the lack of moisture.
It started with one simple question asked to no-tiller Lee Scheufler at a winter meeting: “Why do you plant soybeans with an airseeder on 7½-inch rows?” A farmer icebreaker if there ever was one.
No-till and other sustainable agriculture practices can help bring the world's farm resources back from a "breaking point," while continuing to provide food for generations to come. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.
A new bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature would significantly change the state's drainage law by preventing upper landowners from draining water to their lower neighbors if the drainage hurt the lower landowners.
Oklahoma State University is providing 4 days of advanced training and education on irrigation strategies, tools and management in the Master Irrigator Program in January and February.
As No-Till Farmer celebrates the start of its 50th year in 2022, its editors have announced a new initiative — the “Conservation Ag Operator Fellowship” — to broaden farmers’ understanding about how to realize economic and sustainability success through no-till and conservation ag.
The new registration will last for seven years and comes with changes to the labelling to limit environmental impacts caused by their active ingredients: 2,4-D and glyphosate.
SOIL HEALTH DRIVES nearly every farm management decision I make these days. It’s why I use a stripper header, diversify my rotation, use cover crops and am ramping up intercropping. It even determines what gifts I send to my landlords on the holidays (books on soil health)
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.
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