Ever since David Legvold began farming land owned by St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., about 9 years ago, he's worked with university professors and students to document the impacts of tillage and crop inputs on profitability, soil health and water quality.

A 3-year study says that strip-till with deep banding of phosphate and potash increased soybean yields 10% vs. no-till and broadcasting fertilizer and 7% more than no-till with deep banding of fertilizer.

There is still time this fall to apply herbicides for control of winter annuals and marestail.

Despite the increase in glyphosate resistance cases, glyphosate has a relatively low incidence of resistance evolution compared to other herbicides.

Phosphorous and potassium exist naturally in the soil as a part of rock, clay and other minerals that make up soils.

A common question is when is the best time to lime, and the bottom line is that anytime the soil conditions are appropriate for the spreading equipment and the crop does not limit spreading, is okay.

For farmers who've used 22-inch rows and conventional tillage for dry edible beans and sugarbeets, going to a 22-inch strip-till system seems like a natural transition. Increasingly, these farmers are also growing corn on narrow-row spacing.

Growers conducting soil tests this fall may be surprised at unexpectedly low potassium (K) levels,according to DuPont Pioneer agronomy experts.

The latest re-registration is underway for metaldehyde and Lonza has decided to let corn and soybeans drop from the label.

KUHN Krause, Inc. is pleased to announce the grand opening of its previously announced expanded manufacturing facilities at its manufacturing location in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA. Construction ground breaking for the high-bay 70,000 square foot building expansion began in April, 2012 and was recently completed.