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National No-Tillage Conference Returns to St. Louis
National No-Tillage Conference Returns to St. Louis
National No-Tillage Conference Returns to St. Louis
For the ninth time in its 31-year history, the annual National No-Tillage Conference is returning to St. Louis.  Hosted by No-Till Farmer, the event will be held January 10-13.   The content covers myriad topics in no-till, including equipment, cover crops, intercropping, economic analyses, soil analysis, fertilizing methods and more. Among th...
USDA Used Labor Day Weekend To Inspect Crops
It was a busy Labor Day holiday weekend, for hundreds of USDA expert crop innumerators who visited farms nationwide in an effort to complete objective yield evaluations of crops for the upcoming USDA Crop Production Report. NASS' Lance Honig said those evaluators were scheduled to look at 7,800 field plots of corn, soybeans, and cotton, checking a variety of issues, including crop maturity levels
Sustainable Ag Research Marks 30 Years
Sustainable Ag Research Marks 30 Years
Sustainable Ag Research Marks 30 Years
The USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program celebrated a big anniversary on Tuesday.   "Congratulations to all of you for the work that you have done to move sustainable agriculture research and education forward over the last 30 years, and for the work that you will do over the next 30 years to really move the needle and help us succeed, “ said Ag Deputy Secretary Steve