Texas farmer and rancher Nick Goode captured this image of a dust storm as it moved across his land last year. (Photo by Nick Goode)
Blowing In the Wind
Brutal Drought in Southern Plains Stark Reminder of Value of CRP Land
Wed Feb 1, 2012 10:44 AM CST
About 400 acres of Texas farmer Nick Goode's land is in the CRP. He believes without the program, dust storms like those he saw last fall would have been much worse.
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Question of the Day: Law of the Land
Christmas Trees And Liabilities
Wed Feb 1, 2012 09:53 AM CST
Do we need people to sign releases to pick Christmas trees on our farm?
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Compared to the high-disturbance method of applying manure, the low-disturbance method -- as demonstrated with the Dietrich tool's sweep method -- results in an almost 30 percent reduction in soil erosion. (Progressive Farmer image by Mitch Kezar/AGStockUSA)
Keep Cover on Manure
Low-Tillage Application Reduces Erosion, Puts Nutrients in the Right Place
Tue Jan 24, 2012 02:34 PM CST
Tony Schroeder, of Plymouth County, Iowa, saw that with the way manure was applied to his fields -- disk blades throwing a low mound of dirt over manure applied by a honey wagon -- a lot of stubble was being covered.
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Question of the Day: Law of the Land
Bad Neighbor
Tue Jan 24, 2012 02:16 PM CST
My neighbor's mess is infringing on my property. What are my rights?
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Through active water management, Dennis Frey has effectively controlled erosion on his property. (Progressive Farmer image by Rob Lagerstrom)
Manage Water Runoff Right
Dennis Frey's CRP Project Keeps Rainwater Where It FallsSubscriber Content
Wed Jan 18, 2012 07:48 AM CST
Look out the open equipment door of Dennis Frey's workshop and you'll see toast-colored native grasses. These native grasses are part of a Conservation Reserve Program project designed -- as all are -- to hold in place marginal soils.
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