Sensors & Soil Health
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Central Illinois Farms Featured In National Conservation Tour
Several farmers and other agriculture professionals in Livingston County, IL, will soon be in the national spotlight. The Conservation Technology Information Center’s (CTIC) 2013…
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Indiana Field Day To Focus On Cover Crops In Weed, Pest Management
One of the Midwest’s experts on cover crops will be in Indiana on June 25 to talk to farmers about their use in pest…
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7 Keys To Delivering Effective Fertility Programs: #1 Soil Testing
Agriculture today is being challenged. The task ahead for every person and entity in the crop production chain is clear: figuring out how to…
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OSU Experts: Cover Crops Improve Soil Health, Yields
Using cover crops such as oilseed radish, cereal rye, cowpea or Austrian winter pea can help growers improve soil health which leads to higher…
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Key Conservation Takeaways From CTIC’s 30th Anniversary Bash
Dr. Fred Luckey, chairman of Field To Market, the Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, Keystone, CO, perhaps said it best when summing up the…
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Cover Crops Trap Residual N Following Drought
This is the perfect year to plant cover crops in Illinois, according to soils and agronomy experts with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).…
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Cultivating Drought-Resistant Soil And Crops
In the U.S., we are amidst the worst drought since the 1950s. The area covered by severe or extreme drought conditions increased by 5%…
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Conservation Cropping System Celebrates Indiana Milestone
The Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) recently celebrated a milestone in outreach to Indiana farmers. CCSI has reached more than 10,000 individuals through 150…
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Witnessing Conservation In Action
Critical watershed concerns such as increasing amounts of dissolved phosphorus require broad discussion and collaborative efforts among agriculture leaders, policy makers and conservationists. That’s…
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Soils Hungry For Micros
Experts say three good yield years – with vigorous plants tapping soils – mean it’s definitely time to apply micronutrients in 2010. But how…
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