The aftermath of Tuesday's winds were evident, with dirt drifts piled up in ditches. Farmers have already battled multiple wind events this year, along with intensifying drought. The situation has hammered the majority of the dryland winter wheat crop across the Panhandle and southern Plains, some of which has already been zeroed out by crop adjusters.
EPA believes the current pesticide approval system has major “unsustainable and legally tenuous” setbacks. Courts currently dictate Endangered Species Act cases for the EPA, but this new workplan will allow the agency to work alone.
Running a high-speed disk with gang angles can put in compaction layers if soil is too wet. The same thing can happen with wheel tracks from vertical tillage. Make a soil ribbon to evaluate conditions and guide decisions.
