Experience the Author/Editor of No-Till Farmer, Frank Lessiter’s, first look at From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming. Watch Frank’s reaction as he holds his 416-page collection of No-Till Farmer archives that took almost 19 months and over 40 years of memories, hard work and no-till pioneering, to publish.

Farmers looking for ways to decrease feed costs in the winter time should utilize corn stalks as a grazing resource for mid-gestation cows if they mind these residue- and nutrient management tips from South Dakota State University Extension.

The EPA announced that it is extending the registration of dicamba for two years for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist dicamba.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of October.

In a newly published study, researchers dug into how fertilizing with manure affects soil quality, compared with inorganic fertilizer.

Sparland, Ill. strip-tiller Jay Riddell discusses his multifaceted approach to maximizing yield potential through variable-rate. Centered on tissue testing and management zones for seed and fertilizer application, Riddell's goal is to equalize costs per bushel across all 1,500 of his acres.

During this free, live webinar event sponsored by Topcon Agriculture, Dr. Ray Asebedo, former assistant professor of precision agriculture at Kansas State University and consultant for Topcon, expands on accuracy of fertilizer application aided by advancements of sensing technology — to include autonomous vehicles and machine vision — in strip-till systems. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]