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Opportunities Still Sprouting for No-Tilled Field Peas

Recent variety trials continue to show this cool-season crop is an attractive alternative to fallow, diversifying no-till rotations and farm income and improving soil health and productivity.

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Planter Maintenance Updates

Will you be making planter maintenance updates, additions or improvements with any of the following components ahead of the 2018 season?

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Add Wheat To Strip Crop Rotations

Corn yields have increased 15 percent to 20 percent for no-tiller Doug Smith when planted in six-row strips. But 15-foot-wide soybean strips planted next to the corn have seen yields decrease as much as 5 percent to 10 percent from conventional no-till soybean yields.

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New Label Amendments and Guidelines for Dicamba Products Used on Xtend Crops

Here's a summary from Kansas State University Extension on the agreements reached between the EPA and companies selling dicamba products registered for use on Xtend soybeans and cotton pertaining to label modifications and application requirements.