Potential of Forages to Diversify Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin H. Entz ◽  
Vern S. Baron ◽  
Patrick M. Carr ◽  
Dwain W. Meyer ◽  
S. Ray Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Northern Great Plains

Dynamic Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production in the Northern Great Plains

2007 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 904-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Tanaka ◽  
J. M. Krupinsky ◽  
S. D. Merrill ◽  
M. A. Liebig ◽  
J. D. Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Sustainable Crop Production

Rearing the wheat stem sawfly on an artificial diet

2005 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuilo B. Macedo ◽  
Paula A. Macedo ◽  
Robert K.D. Peterson ◽  
David K. Weaver ◽  
Wendell L. Morrill
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
The United States ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Yield Losses ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Wheat Stem Sawfly ◽  
Head Weight ◽  
Harvest Efficiency

The wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), is an insect pest in dryland wheat cropping systems in the southern Canadian Prairies and the northern Great Plains of the United States (Morrill 1997). Yield losses caused by C. cinctus are due to reduced head weight (Holmes 1977; Morrill et al. 1992) and lodging, which decreases harvest efficiency. Estimates of yield losses in Montana alone are about US$25 million per year.

An economic comparison of alternative and traditional cropping systems in the northern Great Plains, USA

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. DeVuyst ◽  
Thomas Foissey ◽  
George O. Kegode
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Government Program ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Commodity Programs

AbstractCurrent production practices in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota involve use of extensive tillage and/or herbicides to control weeds. Given the erosion potential, environmental concerns associated with herbicides, and herbicide-resistant weeds, alternative cropping systems that mitigate these problems need to be assessed economically. Furthermore, the role that government commodity programs play in the adoption of more ecologically friendly cropping systems needs to be determined. We evaluated 8 years of yield data (1994–2001) from field plots near Fargo, North Dakota, to compare the economics of two alternative cropping systems, reduced-input (RI) and no-till (NT), to a conventional tillage (CT) cropping system. The RI system relies on a more diverse rotation of soybean (SB), spring wheat (SW), sweet clover (SC) and rye, and uses fewer herbicide and fertilizer inputs than CT or NT. Both NT and CT systems rotate SB and SW. We found that CT returns averaged over $47 ha−1more than NT during the study period. Because SC yield data were not available, the economic competitiveness of RI was calculated using break-even yields and returns for SC. Historical SC yields in Cass County, North Dakota were not statistically different from the break-even yields. However, when government program payments were considered, break-even returns for SC increased by about $15 and $18 ha−1and break-even yields by 0.44 and 0.52 MT ha−1for RI to compare with NT and CT, respectively. These results indicate that CT management offers greater economic return than either RI or NT and that government program payments impede adoption of more environmentally friendly cropping systems in the northern Great Plains.

Dynamic Cropping Systems for Sustainable Crop Production in the Northern Great Plains

2007 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 904-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Tanaka ◽  
J. M. Krupinsky ◽  
S. D. Merrill ◽  
M. A. Liebig ◽  
J. D. Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Sustainable Crop Production

scholarly journals Temporal Soil Bacterial Community Responses to Cropping Systems and Crop Identity in Dryland Agroecosystems of the Northern Great Plains

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tindall Ouverson ◽  
Jed Eberly ◽  
Tim Seipel ◽  
Fabian D. Menalled ◽  
Suzanne L. Ishaq
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Bacterial Richness ◽  
Certified Organic

Industrialized agriculture results in simplified landscapes where many of the regulatory ecosystem functions driven by soil biological and physicochemical characteristics have been hampered or replaced with intensive, synthetic inputs. To restore long-term agricultural sustainability and soil health, soil should function as both a resource and a complex ecosystem. In this study, we examined how cropping systems impact soil bacterial community diversity and composition, important indicators of soil ecosystem health. Soils from a representative cropping system in the semi-arid Northern Great Plains were collected in June and August of 2017 from the final phase of a 5-year crop rotation managed either with chemical inputs and no-tillage, as a USDA-certified organic tillage system, or as a USDA-certified organic sheep grazing system with reduced tillage intensity. DNA was extracted and sequenced for bacteria community analysis via 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Bacterial richness and diversity decreased in all farming systems from June to August and was lowest in the chemical no-tillage system, while evenness increased over the sampling period. Crop species identity did not affect bacterial richness, diversity, or evenness. Conventional no-till, organic tilled, and organic grazed management systems resulted in dissimilar microbial communities. Overall, cropping systems and seasonal changes had a greater effect on microbial community structure and diversity than crop identity. Future research should assess how the rhizobiome responds to the specific phases of a crop rotation, as differences in bulk soil microbial communities by crop identity were not detectable.

Weed Dynamics and Management Strategies for Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug A. Derksen ◽  
Randy L. Anderson ◽  
Robert E. Blackshaw ◽  
Bruce Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Weed Dynamics

Weed Dynamics and Management Strategies for Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug A. Derksen ◽  
Randy L. Anderson ◽  
Robert E. Blackshaw ◽  
Bruce Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Weed Dynamics

Nature, Occurrence, and Cost of Herbicide-Resistant Wild Oat (Avena fatua) in Small-Grain Production Areas

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 612-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh J. Beckie ◽  
A. Gordon Thomas ◽  
Anne Légère ◽  
David J. Kelner ◽  
Rene C. van Acker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Acetolactate Synthase ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Production Areas ◽  
Group 1

Surveys were conducted across the northern Great Plains of Canada in 1996 and 1997 to determine the nature and occurrence of herbicide-resistant (HR) biotypes of wild oat (Avena fatua). The surveys indicated that resistance to acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors (Group 1) occurred most frequently relative to other herbicide groups. Group 1-HR wild oat occurred in over one-half of fields surveyed in each of the three prairie provinces. Of particular concern was the relatively high incidence of multiple-group resistance in wild oat in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In Saskatchewan, 18% of Group 1-HR populations were also resistant to acetolactate synthase inhibitors (imidazolinones), even though these herbicides were not frequently used. In Manitoba, 27% of fields surveyed had wild oat resistant to herbicides from more than one group. Four populations were resistant to all herbicides registered for use in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Depending on the nature of resistance in wild oat, alternative herbicides available for their control may substantially increase costs to the grower. The cost to growers of managing HR wild oat in Saskatchewan and Manitoba using alternative herbicides is estimated at over $4 million annually. For some HR biotypes, alternative herbicides either are not available or all have the same site of action, which restricts crop or herbicide rotation options and threatens the future sustainability of small-grain annual cropping systems where these infestations occur.

Nutrient Considerations for Diversified Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Grant ◽  
Gary A. Peterson ◽  
Constantine A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Northern Great Plains

Nutrient Considerations for Diversified Cropping Systems in the Northern Great Plains

2002 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Grant ◽  
Gary A. Peterson ◽  
Constantine A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Northern Great Plains
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