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As The Global Population Expands, So Will The Demand for Food and Fresh Water

Apr 29, 2014

As the global population expands, so will the demand for food and fresh water. The challenge becomes producing more food while using our resources efficiently. "Agriculture is at the intersection of many major challenges today – ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Survey Indicated 30% of Growers Plant Their Cash Crop Into a Green Cover Crop

Mar 11, 2014

A survey of no-till farms using cover crops indicate 30% of growers plant their cash crop into a green cover crop. Last spring and early summer, we conducted a short cover crop management survey among a small number of no-till farmers in ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, cash crop, green cover crop, soybean

Survey Will Be Used to Produce Report for Farmers on Cover Crop Use in Soybean Production

Feb 14, 2014

What challenges do soybean farmers face planting cover crops before and after soybeans? The benefits of cover crops in rotations is widely documented and include reducing erosion; improving soil structure; nutrient cycling; increasing ...

Tags: soybean, Crop

200 Sites Will Host a Free,Live Broadcast From The National Conference on Cover Crops

Feb 10, 2014

Farmers and farm advisers can participate in a free national forum on cover crops and soil health. On Feb.18,almost 200 sites across the country,including eight locations in Missouri,will host a free,live broadcast from the National ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Cover Crop

Beginning Farmers Often Start out with Soils in Need of Improvement

Feb 7, 2014

By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...

Tags: USDA, PH, Cornell University, Michigan State University

Growers Control Several Practices Capable of Diminishing Important Soil Traits

Jan 24, 2014

Good soil health and management are basic to successful crop production. Growers control several practices capable of improving or diminishing important soil traits. Knowing those characteristics helps producers maintain and improve soil ...

Tags: soil, agriculture, crops

Farmers Have an Opportunity Attend Live Broadcast to Discuss How to Build Soil Health

Jan 17, 2014

Interest in cover crops and their contribution to soil health has been on the rise nationally, statewide and locally. There are many benefits in adding cover crops in farming systems including erosion control, nutrient sourcing and ...

Tags: Soil Health, Agriculture

New Products to Be Available Along with Label Changes of Additional Weed Control Products

Jan 15, 2014

Here are some new products currently, or anticipated to be, available for the 2014 season along with label changes of some additional weed control products. Afforia 50.8SG (5% thifensulfuron (Harmony) + 5% tribenuron (Express) + 40.8% ...

Tags: weed control products, herbicide product, herbicide label

Remember to Take Nitrogen Credits When You Use Other Nitrogen Sources

Dec 27, 2013

Remember to take nitrogen credits when you use other nitrogen sources. There are simple management practices that farms can implement to optimize nitrogen applications as well as protect groundwater from nitrogen leaching. One of the ...

Tags: nitrogen, nitrogen sources, nitrogen applications, nitrogen rates

Cotton Growers Battled to Save Crops From Ravages of Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth

Dec 25, 2013

For nearly a decade, cotton growers have been battling to save crops from the ravages of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Though in many ways they are finally gaining the upper hand, experts with the Weed Science ...

Tags: herbicide resistance, Amaranthus palmeri, glyphosate-resistant

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