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2016 High Cotton winners represent the best of the best
2016's High Cotton Awards will be presented in a different venue, but they will still recognize the best of the best when it comes to growing quality cotton and taking care of the land and water.For...
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Another reason for cover crops: Stop nutrient losses into streams
The strategy has the potential to significantly reduce the Tennessee portion of the Mississippi River nutrient load that contributes to a dead zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. As if farmers needed...
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Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management Conference Dec. 13-14
Farmers from Arkansas and surrounding states will attend the Southern Agricultural Cover Crops, Soil Health and Water Management Conference Dec. 13-14 being held at the Arkansas State University...
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Soybean Agronomy 101: It starts with seed choice
Some of the region’s most respected Extension specialists have provided information related to key aspects of soybean production.As soybean producers across the Mid-South look to the 2017 planting...
View ArticleTrimble Launches First-of-its-Kind VerticalPoint RTK System for Agriculture
"Trimble is excited to launch a world-first technology that enhances vertical GPS accuracy, enabling agriculture contractors to better perform leveling or land forming operations," said Josh Shuler,...
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Tillage tools fill various needs when working soil
What’s new from the shows: Companies turn out tools that complete tillage efficiently. By Farm Progress staffMaybe you need a tool that can mix up residue and churn soil with it. If your current tool...
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More aggressive vertical tillage machines come to market
What’s new from the shows: New machines let you decide how much residue you want to bury.By Farm Progress staffVertical tillage took the machinery world by storm just a few years ago. The concept of a...
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New tillage tools feature precision control
New John Deere disk lines and disk ripper models feature high-tech adjustment features. Precision control is likely not a term you associate with tillage tools, especially disks and disk rippers. John...
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New corn hybrids may help reduce disease risk in no-till
The outcome of the trial is important to the Dixons because they grow continuous no-till corn — two years of corn followed by a year of soybeans.All season long, Kyle Dixon had been looking forward to...
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No-till, cover crops, and praying for rain make good cotton
Tommy Butner says no-till, cover crops and praying for rain are keys to a good cotton crop. Tommy Butner made his best cotton crop ever last year but takes little credit for the accomplishment. “It all...
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More aggressive vertical tillage machines come to market
What’s new from the shows: New machines let you decide how much residue you want to bury.By Farm Progress staffVertical tillage took the machinery world by storm just a few years ago. The concept of a...
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New tillage tools feature precision control
New John Deere disk lines and disk ripper models feature high-tech adjustment features. Precision control is likely not a term you associate with tillage tools, especially disks and disk rippers. John...
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New corn hybrids may help reduce disease risk in no-till
The outcome of the trial is important to the Dixons because they grow continuous no-till corn — two years of corn followed by a year of soybeans.All season long, Kyle Dixon had been looking forward to...
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No-till, cover crops, and praying for rain make good cotton
Tommy Butner says no-till, cover crops and praying for rain are keys to a good cotton crop. Tommy Butner made his best cotton crop ever last year but takes little credit for the accomplishment. “It all...
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A.J. Teal ‘never considered anything but farming’
A part-time job on a nearby farm helped A.J. Teal stay focused on his studies at UT-Martin.Looking back, A.J. Teal is glad he stayed in school and earned a plant and soil science degree, but he admits...
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Kinze to introduce products at Farm Progress Show
Equipment maker will showcase new tillage lineup and latest planter technologies.Kinze Manufacturing will feature the new Mach Till product lineup and advanced planter technologies at the 2018 Farm...
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No-till milestone celebrated at Milan Field Day
Milan field day celebrates 30 years of innovation, surge in conservation tillage adoption.It’s been a gradual process, but thanks to a combination of factors — soil erosion, high costs for diesel,...
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Expanding into the tillage market
Kinze’s new relationship with Degelman brings an aggressive tillage tool to a broader market.Entering a new market offers added sales potential for any equipment company, provided the end product is...
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15 images from 30th Milan-No-till field Day
The 30th Milan No-Till Field Day offered ample evidence of the value of conservation tillage.The 30th Annual Milan No-till Field Day offered ample evidence for why 96 percent of Tennessee farmers have...
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Cover crop improves soil health
Cover crops and no-till help reduce soil erosion and improve moisture infiltration.“Erosion,” says Mike Hubbs, “is a symptom of poor soil health, the soil’s ability to function.”Hubbs and Greg Brann,...
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