EPA to Revisit Atrazine Registration

June 30, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: National Corn Growers Association

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is revising its registration for atrazine, a well-studied herbicide essential to farming.

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Strip-Till with SoilWarrior Helps David Hula Set New Corn Yield World Record

December 17, 2019 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment

David Hula is no stranger to breaking yield records. The Virginia farmer has topped the NCGA National Corn Yield Contest five times since 2003 in the strip, min, mulch, ridge-till irrigated category. The previous world record of 542 bushels per acre, set by Hula in 2017, has been shattered by his 2019 yield of 616.1953 on ground he strip-tills with the SoilWarrior.

NCGA Releases Pollinator Protection Guide

April 2, 2019

Source: National Corn Growers Association

In the Midwest Corn Belt, corn often covers 40 percent of the landscape or more. In partnership with the Honey Bee Health Coalition, the National Corn Growers Association identifies potential effects of agricultural practices on bees at each stage of production and recommends ways to mitigate those impacts.

No-Till, Strip-Tillers Competitive in 2018 National Corn Yield Contest

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on December 19, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

As weather systems pummeled corn-producing regions, growers using no-till or strip-till practices still raised 300-plus bushels per acre.

Trump: Trade Pact with Canada, Mexico a Win for U.S.

October 1, 2018

While President Trump touts the new free-trade deal, agricultural groups signal support for the new pact for easing trade concerns, improving market access.

Soil Health Partnership to Launch 360-Degree Video at Commodity Classic

February 21, 2018

Virtual reality is 360-degree, 3D video or computer-generated environments viewed with special goggles where the user can see in all directions.

NCGA 2014 Yield Contest Winners Announced

December 23, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The results of the National Corn Growers Association's 2014 national corn yield contest are in, and no-tillers and strip-tillers proved that conservation practices can compete just as well as conventionally tilled fields.

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Making Strip-Till Possible in California with Bigham and the Orthman 1tripr

California farmer Tom Barcellos discusses the challenges of strip-tilling in his unusual environment and how his Bigham strip-till bar and the Orthman 1tripr are able to overcome these hurdles. He'll detail his equipment setup as well as describe how extensive use of RTK GPS to ensure everything lines up with the strip.

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