Two well-regarded academic researchers will be presenting at the 2nd annual National Strip-Tillage Conference on Aug. 5-6 in Iowa City, Iowa.

New research results from the University of Copenhagen's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences report that weeds would have a tough time competing against crops such as corn, grains and soybeans if farmers were to alter their sowing patterns.

Starter fertilizer can be used to complement pre-plant fertilization of crops to increase yield and economic returns to production.

Today's agriculture has transformed into a high-tech enterprise that most 20th-century farmers might barely recognize.

Sometimes the best plan in strip-till is to plan for the unexpected. This is a philosophy Jerry Baysinger knows well after almost 20 years of strip-till. Baysinger strip-tills about 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Bruning, Neb., and was one of the first farmers to embrace strip-till in his area.

St. Olaf College's crop land is a working farm for Dave Legvold, who leases the ground, and is a living laboratory for students. The students learn from Legvold, and he learns from them.

Using herbicides that differ in the ways they kill weeds goes a long way to battling herbicide resistance, according to Iowa State University agronomists.

We invite you to take part in our second Strip-Till Benchmark Survey, which will let you compare your cropping operation with fellow strip-tillers.

Ben Pederson shares his journey to adopting strip-till and offers six lessons to other growers considering strip-till or zone tillage.

The University of Florida IFAS Extension recommends considering the cost of the lime, its calcium carbonate equivalent and spreading rates when choosing a lime source.