Fall will be here before you know it, which means it’s time to start thinking about tillage. Ken Ferrie shares two videos explaining how to successfully set and operate your hybrid chisel and inline ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers should consider the short- and long-term effects of fall tillage on their fields and not just the effects of the drought on this year's crop, a Purdue Extension ...

"With fall zone tillage you have as fast a rate of soil drying in spring as after fall chisel plowing, as well as the advantage of being able to plant on the loosened strips while keeping 30 percent ...

The wet fall has made harvest very challenging. Not only are farmers scratching their heads about how they are going to get in the field to harvest, they’re also wondering when they will have time to ...

ST. PAUL -- Fall tillage decisions became a lot more complicated because of the heavy rains in September. Flooding and the prospects for another wet harvest season will make effectively using tillage ...

In the battle against weeds, tillage is one of the strongest weapons at the disposal of organic or ecologically based farmers. But, depending on when it is used, tillage can also be a strong driver of ...

Fall tillage may loosen soil, but even if yield is increased will it cover the costs of a $10 to $20 per-acre tillage operation, asks Mark Hanna, Iowa State Extension ag engineer. If fall tillage is ...

I moved here in 2012 and am appalled at the use of fall tillage by some farmers on fields next to houses, schools, churches and strip malls. There is no excuse for this. No till and ridge till in the ...

Fallow can be used as a weed control method for both annual and perennial weeds. It can be used to reduce the weed seedbank by allowing weeds to germinate, then killing them before they set seed. This ...