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Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   Research and Demonstration Farm   The Irrigation Research Foundation is a private, non-profit, independent research and demonstration facility located one mile north of Yuma on Highway 59 in northeast Colorado.   Established in 1994 by local

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   Three Year (2004-2006) Comparison Study   A very important measure of soil quality is porosity, which is an indicator of water’s ability to infiltrate and move downward into soil.   We have used a modified version

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin     Consider the Strip-Tillage Alternative   Strip-tillage, which creates a soil environment that enhances seed germination, is a new alternative to no-till in areas where poorly drained soils are dominant. Where soil moisture conditions are suitable,

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   The Kerr Center   Section 1: Introduction     “We know the value of water when the well runs dry.” – Benjamin Franklin     The purpose of this section is to introduce the prevailing water

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin     Ohio State University Fact Sheet     What is STRIP TILLAGE?   Strip Tillage is a system combining the benefits of no-till and full-width tillage. Strip tillage is usually performed in the fall following soybeans

Published May 19, 2006 | By Larry Stalcup   Strip-tilling with sub-inch accuracy? That’s a pretty tall order no matter how skilled the tractor driver.   Not for David Batson — a new auto-guidance system is enabling the northern Missouri

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   A Scientific Look at Why Farmers Can Improve Soil Structure   Proper Tillage   Inversion tillage has a detrimental effect of tumbling the soil which creates an explosion affect which will shatter, split, tear, and rip

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   Sunflower Magazine   There are, unfortunately, no silver bullets when it comes to clamping the lid on ever-rising fuel, fertilizer and other crop input costs. But the May brothers believe they¹ve found at least a partial

Published May 19, 2006 | By Larry Reichenberger Strip tillage may involve only a narrow band of soil on the surface, but its impact reaches far and wide. Researchers in the Great Plains are finding that strip till boosts water