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Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · World Ag News
Farming in eastern Wyoming is not for the faint of heart. The semiarid landscape receives unpredictable weather and is considered an unforgiving environment for agriculture.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · World Ag News
The brothers have saved money through reduced seeding rates and reduced fertilizer needs, but they’ve also saved on insecticides. They built a rig that can spray a 20-inch band, which has cut
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Disease Management · Insect Management · World Ag News
Nick Dymond’s unique cropping approach of not using fungicides or insecticides and a focus on crop nutrition has seen yields of his Extase winter wheat peak at 10t/ha.
Broad Acre Crops · Legumes · Nutrition Management · Soybeans · World Ag News
The N application was unprofitable in seven of nine locations (using then current prices). Further, there was no relationship between soybean yield potential and the crop’s response to N fertilizer
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Regenerative Agriculture · Rye · Soybeans · Weed Management · World Ag News
So, the fact that the Frantzens and other farmers like them have had success fighting off a mega-weed without herbicides could have larger ramifications for the long-term viability of Corn Belt agriculture.
Annual ryegrass · Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Rye · Soybeans · Weed Management · World Ag News
The goal for the roller-crimper was to kill the rye, lay down a perfect mat of rye straw around the soybeans to keep weeds down and conserve soil moisture, and provide the
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Legumes · Rye · Soybeans · World Ag News
Cover crops have long been touted as a way to reduce weeds in fields. One University of Missouri study found that one cover crop helps in management of the fast-growing weed waterhemp.
Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Sugar beets · World Ag News
By reducing heavy tillage and limiting ourselves to no-till and minimum-till strategies on our sandy, irrigated soils, we have seen a noticeable reduction in the amount of wind and water erosion while
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Clover · Cover Crops · Legumes · World Ag News
Growing a permanent clover understory beneath cash crops known as a “living mulch” could provide an effective way to control weeds, fix nitrogen and boost farm productivity.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Maize/Corn · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
New research suggests that farmers who over-fertilize grassland crops like corn and wheat could face significant problems in dry conditions.