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Describe the tillage, not just the category
No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES , , , , & (2018). Tillage intensity and conservation cropping in the United States (Economic Information Bulletin No. 197). USDA, Economic Research Service. https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details?pubid=90200 , , , , , , , , & (2014). Why do we need to standardize no-tillage research? Soil and Tillage Research, 137, 16–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2013.10.002 (2015). Conservation tillage is not conservation agriculture.
Multi-State Trial: How Strip-Till Stacks Up to Other Tillage Systems
A variety of tillage practices have been used since the beginning of agriculture. Proper tillage warms and dries the soil, kills weeds, incorporates fertilizers, and breaks up compacted layers. On the down side, tillage breaks apart soil aggregates, creating smaller-sized particles that leads to soil erosion, crusting of the soil surface, hard pans, water quality issues, and over time, a decrease in soil organic matter. One hundred years ago, there were few choices of tillage tools.
Consider the soil when rock rolling this spring
Ground rolling soybean fields can be a useful practice for preparing the field for harvesting, but it also poses agronomic, economic and environmental risks that farmers need to consider. While rolling can help to push rocks down into the soil, shatter corn root balls, and smooth the seedbed, it can also cause potential plant injury, soil sealing, erosion and added expense. One important question for farmers is how late soybeans can be rolled without cutting into yield.
Managing Residue in a Dry Year
By Anna Cates and Jodi DeJong-Hughes Farmers across Minnesota are quickly moving through harvest. Soybeans are mostly done and corn is well underway, if not completed, in most areas. How you leave your fields in the fall is the beginning of planning for the 2023 planting season. Consideration for the very dry weather we’ve had in 2021 and 2022 should be top of mind as farmers plan for a successful spring planting in 2023.
Minnesota: Managing Residue in a Dry Year
Farmers across Minnesota are quickly moving through harvest. Soybeans are mostly done and corn is well underway, if not completed, in most areas. How you leave your fields in the fall is the beginning of planning for the 2023 planting season. Consideration for the very dry weather we’ve had in 2021 and 2022 should be top of mind as farmers plan for a successful spring planting in 2023. Leave a blanket of residue Our soil profile is very dry after record-low rainfall in September.
No-Till Has Advantage on Managing Residue In Dry Weather
By Anna Cates, State soil health specialist, and Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension educator Farmers across Minnesota are quickly moving through harvest. Soybeans are mostly done and corn is well underway, if not completed, in most areas. How you leave your fields in the fall is the beginning of planning for the 2023 planting season. Consideration for the very dry weather we’ve had in 2021 and 2022 should be top of mind as farmers plan for a successful spring planting in 2023.
How to approach carbon market opportunities
By Jodi DeJong-Hughes and Anna Cates, University of Minnesota There has been a lot of buzz concerning the carbon credit market. In this article we’ll discuss the importance of carbon and carbon markets, what they can offer producers in the Upper Midwest and what questions you should consider when investigating carbon credits. What is Carbon? Carbon is the basic building block for all living things.
Minnesota: How to Approach Carbon Market Opportunities
Cover crop species including rye, triticale, oats, crimson clover, rapeseed, and wooly pod vetch. Photo: Zeb Winslow, USDA There has been a lot of buzz concerning the carbon credit market. In this article we’ll discuss the importance of carbon and carbon markets, what they can offer producers in the Upper Midwest and what questions you should consider when investigating carbon credits. What is Carbon? Carbon is the basic building block for all living things.
How to Approach Carbon Market Opportunities
By Jodi DeJong-Hughes and Anna Cates There has been a lot of buzz concerning the carbon credit market. In this article we’ll discuss the importance of carbon and carbon markets, what they can offer producers in the Upper Midwest and what questions you should consider when investigating carbon credits. What is Carbon? Carbon is the basic building block for all living things.
How to Approach Carbon Market Opportunities
There has been a lot of buzz concerning the carbon credit market. In this article we’ll discuss the importance of carbon and carbon markets, what they can offer producers in the Upper Midwest and what questions you should consider when investigating carbon credits. What is Carbon? Carbon is the basic building block for all living things.
Farmland Price Transparency - Sales vs Appraisers’ Value - DTN
Every year, just 1% to 2% of agricultural land changes hands. What that land sells for can be public information or, in nondisclosure states such as Texas, sealed. Justin Bierschwale, an appraiser and president of the Texas chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), says working in a nondisclosure state really underscores the value of relationships. “In Texas, it’s a tight group when you talk about who can disclose actual land prices,” he says.
Soil Health: Farmers More Interested in Management of Perceived Risks - DTN
Photo: University of Minnesota A different approach may be needed to get more farmers and landowners to try to increase adoption of soil health practices, according to J. Gordon Arbuckle, a sociology professor at Iowa State University (ISU). Arbuckle, keynote speaker at the recent two-day virtual University of Minnesota (U of M) Soil Management Summit, said research overwhelmingly shows cover crops, no-till and reduced tillage and other conservation practices improve soil health.
Minnesota: Online Soil Management Summit, Dec. 15-16
Strip-tilled field with crop residue. Photo: Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Like many annual events, this year’s Soil Management Summit (SMS), formerly known as the Conservation Tillage Conference or CTC, has had to make the transition from in-person to online.
Minnesota: Soil Health Expo, Barrett, Sept. 9
Photo: University of Minnesota The Rollofson family is holding a unique and educational Soil Health Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 9th from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm near Barrett, MN to discuss and demonstrate soil health management tactics being implemented in west-central Minnesota. Learn how to economically integrate no-till, strip-till, and cover crops into your system from experienced farmers.
Minnesota: Soil Management Summit, Mankato, Dec. 15-16
Strip-tilled field with crop residue. Photo: Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Creating healthy soil takes a diverse approach, a wide range of knowledge and many different tools. That’s why, to better reflect its breadth of educational and hands-on content, and thanks to an online poll of past conference attendees, the former Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC) will make its debut as the newly renamed Soil Management Summit (SMS) this December 15-16, 2020 in Mankato.
Four Years of Tillage Research Supports Reduced Tillage
Pictured Above: Strip-till field. Photo by Jodi DeJong-Hughes. By Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Extension educator A variety of tillage practices have been used since the beginning of agriculture. Proper tillage warms and dries the soil, kills weeds, incorporates fertilizers, and breaks up compacted layers.
Minnesota: 4-Year Tillage Study - What Did We Learn?
Strip tillage. Photo: Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota A variety of tillage practices have been used since the beginning of agriculture. Proper tillage warms and dries the soil, kills weeds, incorporates fertilizers, and breaks up compacted layers. On the down side, tillage breaks apart soil aggregates, creating smaller-sized particles that leads to soil erosion, crusting of the soil surface, hard pans, water quality issues, and over time, a decrease in soil organic matter.
Soil compaction and ruts: What can you do?
By Jodi DeJong-Hughes Minnesota has experienced an extremely wet year. As of September 12th, Minneapolis has had the second-wettest year in weather records. It is no wonder that growers are concerned about harvest equipment causing ruts and compacting the soil. How do ruts affect yield?
Minnesota: Soil Compaction and Ruts - What Can You Do?
Post-harvest field ruts. Photo: Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Minnesota has experienced an extremely wet year. As of September 12th, Minneapolis has had the second-wettest year in weather records. It is no wonder that growers are concerned about harvest equipment causing ruts and compacting the soil. How do ruts affect yield?
Minnesota: Soil Health Field Day, Granite Falls, Sept. 10
Photo: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Extension, Renville, Yellow Medicine and Swift SWCD offices, and Hawk Creek Watershed invite farmers and crop consultants to an upcoming field day to learn about soil health: When: Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Where: American Legion – 60 6th Ave, Granite Falls, MN 56241 This unique, small-group field day will equip participants with the ability to identify different levels of soil structure and help them understand...
Remember these tips when baling corn residue
While corn residue is incorporated or left on the soil surface in most fields, some producers harvest the residue for use as livestock feed and bedding. How much crop residue removal is too much? Soil productivity will be reduced if all of the corn residue in a field is removed and other sources of carbon are not added. Below are important factors to consider when determining which fields and how much residue can be removed while maintaining soil organic matter levels.
Soil Compaction: What can you do?
As you head back into the fields this spring, plan to reduce your soil compaction. As the weight of farm tractors and field equipment becomes larger and heavier and as the annual precipitation increases in Minnesota, there is a growing concern about soil compaction. Soil compaction can be associated with a majority of field operations that are often performed when soils are wet and more susceptible to compaction. Heavy equipment and tillage implements can cause damage to the soil structure.
Learn and earn CCA-CEUs at the Conservation Tillage Conference
Do you need to fulfill your Continuing Education Credit (CEU) requirements? Consider attending the 2017 Conservation Tillage Conference on Dec. 5-6 in Willmar, MN. Ten CEU’s will be available at the 2-day conference, many in the Soil and Water category. This conference emphasizes proven farmer experience and applied science. Learn how heavier, colder soils aren’t necessarily the challenge they’re made out to be.
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