The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® announced Aug. 27, 2024, that Carrie Vollmer-Sanders has been named the organization’s new President.

Consider herbicide carryover injury potential and rotation interval restrictions when seeding cover crops this fall.

During the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30, state cost-share leveraged $56.42 million in practice implementation, an increase of nearly $3.8 million over the previous record year.

The EPA released its final herbicide strategy Aug. 20, a plan for meeting obligations under the Endangered Species Act with respect to herbicide drift, runoff and/or erosion.

Tim Norris estimates that an RTK auto-steer system costs $18,000-$25,000. With this system, there are 3% fewer acres to plant, which translates to 3% less seed, labor and fertilizer used. For a system that costs $18,000, it would take 3,333 acres to see ROI, while a $25,000 system would take 4,629 acres to see ROI.