Ground Work

Ground Work 2021: Working to Continuously Improve in New York State

Ralph Lott|Mar 31, 2021

New York state farmer Ralph Lott describes building custom strip-till equipment in a Ground Work 2021 update. He also shares how he makes soybean and…

Ground Work

Ground Work 2021: Meet Alabama Farmer Wendy Yeager

USSEC Staff Writer|Feb 19, 2021

Wendy Yeager grows soybeans, cotton, peanuts, grain sorghum and winter wheat on her central Alabama farm. She will share Ground Work 2021 updates on USSOY.org…

Ground Work

Ground Work 2021: Meet New York Farmer Ralph Lott

USSEC Staff Writer|Feb 16, 2021

Ralph Lott farms with his wife and two sons in New York State. He will share Ground Work 2021 updates on USSOY.org throughout the growing…

Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Preparing for Next Season

Lindsay Greiner|Dec 9, 2020

Iowa farmer Lindsay Greiner shares his final 2020 Ground Work update on completing fall fertilizer application and other fieldwork and planning for 2021.

Food & Lifestyle

Protecting Water Quality on the Farm and Onward

McKenna Dosier|Oct 1, 2020

Water quality and conservation on the farm are important to farmers because it results in a sustainable end product.

Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Working on Summer Projects while Indiana Crops Grow

Tom Griffiths|Aug 26, 2020

Indiana soybean farmer Tom Griffiths shares a 2020 Ground Work update on crop progress in dry weather conditions, the value of no-till, and continuous improvement…

Food & Lifestyle

Sustainable from the Soil Up

McKenna Dosier|Aug 20, 2020

U.S. soy is a sustainable product from the ground up, produced by farmers that take their stewardship of the land seriously.

Innovation

Crop Residue Decisions Impact Soil Life

American Society of Agronomy|Aug 6, 2020

The American Society of Agronomy highlighted a Louisiana State University AgCenter research project comparing the impact of no-till and prescribed fire as crop residue management…

Ground Work

2020 Ground Work: Dry Weather Shows Value of No-Till in Indiana

Tom Griffiths|Jul 31, 2020

Indiana soybean farmer Tom Griffiths shares a 2020 Ground Work update on crop progress in dry weather conditions, the value of no-till, and continuous improvement…

Sustainability

Cropping System Inventory Shows Increase in No-Till Acres on U.S. Soybean Farms

South Dakota Soybean|May 30, 2020

South Dakota Soybean describes how farmers adapted to the wettest year on record with a significant increase in no-till acres.