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8 Tips for Preventing Weed Seeds from Spreading Via Combines

September 8, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

If weeds are growing in defined tracks, that could indicate that the seeds have landed there from a combine that had the weed seeds riding on it from a previous harvest in an infested field.

The Various Tools that Promote Soil Health

September 7, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Texas NRCS

An NRCS soil conservationist explains how soil health is an important tool for meeting the food demands of a growing world population, and the various ways to improve soil health.

To The Point: A Dose of Perspective

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 5, 2016

Perspective often comes when and where you don't expect it, including faraway lands. Our staff returned recently from our 3rd Annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington, Ill., which drew a crowd of 351 from 22 states and 4 countries.

Highlights from Day 2 of the 2016 Farm Progress Show

August 31, 2016 | Posted in Equipment

Follow our real-time updates complete with photos and videos throughout the show on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

EPA Atrazine Decision Could Cost Growers $2.5 Billion

August 31, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: National Corn Growers Assn.

If the recommendations included in the EPA's assessment of ecological risk for atrazine are kept, the herbicide would be effectively banned, says the NCGA.

Highlights from Day 1 of the 2016 Farm Progress Show

August 30, 2016 | Posted in Equipment

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Watch for Real-Time Updates from Strip-Till Farmer at Farm Progress 2016

August 29, 2016 | Posted in Equipment

Strip-Till Farmer editors will be blanketing the 2016 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, this week, to update you on the newest equipment developments. Follow our real-time updates complete with photos and videos throughout the show @StripTillFarmr, on our Facebook page or through the hashtag #FarmProgressShow.

Soil Nitrate-N Variability on Corn Fields with Repeated Manure Practices

August 23, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Michigan State University Extension

A summary of the 2016 pre-sidedress soil nitrate tests (PSNT) indicates PSNT is a useful nitrogen management tool on corn fields with repeated manure practices.

Bt Resistance in Western Corn Rootworm — the Third Shoe Has Dropped

August 23, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Once again illustrating the importance of crop rotation, researchers at Iowa State University have discovered resistance to Cry34/35Ab1, which may be present in Herculex or Optimum corn traits.

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