Corn growers see up to 5 percent more yield in fields that have a controlled drainage system. (Progressive Farmer image by Rob Lagerstrom)
Store Water, Hold Nutrients
Controlled Drainage Lowers Nitrogen Load, Provides Yield-Building Moisture
Tue Jan 12, 2010 09:28 AM CST
Farmers who push to break through yield barriers also are searching for ways to reduce nitrate and phosphorus loads in groundwater without inhibiting their drainage capacity. Some call this practice controlled drainage.
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Strips of native plants run through a soybean field as part of the Conservation Reserve Program's project to learn how to manage hillsides better. (Progressive Farmer image by Dan Miller)
Big Bluestem On the Slope
Native Plants Show Promise in Contour Strip-Cropping SystemsSubscriber Content
Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:41 AM CST
Alternating native plants or alfalfa with common row crops means less water movement and less soil moving with it.
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Question of the Day: Law of the Land
The Old "Farm Road"Subscriber Content
Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:40 AM CST
Long-time public use of private property is a factor in land disputes.
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There is no security plan -- none that are affordable, anyway -- that is thief-proof, but there are many measures you can take to tighten security. (Progressive Farmer illustration by Ray E. Watkins Jr.)
Defend the Farm
Farm Security Begins at Your Property LineSubscriber Content
Wed Feb 3, 2010 08:17 AM CST
Rural crime is said to cost farmers and their insurance companies more than $5 billion a year.
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Question of the Day: Law of the Land
Electrical EasementSubscriber Content
Wed Feb 3, 2010 08:21 AM CST
QUESTION:
Before we bought our property, an electrical easement had been sold on the land. I know we can't remove the easement, but we want to modify it. We'd like to state that the easement is for underground electrical service only.
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