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Lon Tonneson

Editor, Dakota Farmer

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Sorghum sudan in a field of winter rye

Check out cover crops during a drought Check out cover crops during a drought

Aug 26, 2021

12 Slides

Two men installing a tile drainage system next to a field

Tile drainage increases average soybean yields as much as 8%Tile drainage increases average soybean yields as much as 8%

Oct 12, 2020

4 Min Read

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A farmer on a tractor seeding grain

Farm Operations

Survey shows North Dakota custom farm work rates

Survey shows North Dakota custom farm work rates

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

An orange sunset behind grain bins

September sunsets, sunrises light up Northern Plains

September sunsets, sunrises light up Northern Plains

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Two cows grazing with their noses in the snow

3 ways Dakota Lakes is getting livestock back on the land

3 ways Dakota Lakes is getting livestock back on the land

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A close up of a hand holding a mound of dirt with wheat roots and a worm

Crop Protection

New strategy emerges to alleviate wireworm worries

New strategy emerges to alleviate wireworm worries

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Two young girls looking over their shoulders as they take a seat and rest at state fair

The show goes on at the South Dakota State Fair

The show goes on at the South Dakota State Fair

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A man and a woman standing in front of metal shelves filled with wheels of cheese

From farm to table with Farm Life Creamery

From farm to table with Farm Life Creamery

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A tractor raking an alfalfa-grass mix

Find right window for last alfalfa cutting

Find right window for last alfalfa cutting

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Ground level view of a rye cover crop with cows grazing in the background

USDA approves early grazing date in select counties

USDA approves early grazing date in select counties

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A man smelling a mass of soil while a woman looks over his shoulder smiling in the middle of a field

Being a 'fixer' pays off in higher wheat yields

Being a 'fixer' pays off in higher wheat yields

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Two red barns with a John Deere utility vehicle on a gravel road

Bata Farms saves money with pig barn conversions

Bata Farms saves money with pig barn conversions

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

White and yellow plant blossoms in a forage

Check sweetclover hay for toxicity

Check sweetclover hay for toxicity

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Tractors working late at night on a field

My favorite pics from South Dakota farm photo contest

My favorite pics from South Dakota farm photo contest

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A green corn leaf with yellowish, brown specs

Crop Protection

Late-season fungicide in corn: Profitable or not?

Late-season fungicide in corn: Profitable or not?

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Red barn on a farm

More cool farm names

More cool farm names

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A close up of men's hands holding a mound of soil

How tillage affects soil microbe populations

How tillage affects soil microbe populations

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A close up of a dry bean leaf

COVID-19 may boost Northern Plains specialty crops demand

COVID-19 may boost Northern Plains specialty crops demand

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Palmer amaranth plants growing above crop canopy and a cloudy sky peaking through

Scout fields now as Palmer amaranth rears its head

Scout fields now as Palmer amaranth rears its head

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

North Dakota farmer, Heather Lang, stands in front of a white and brown barn smiling for a photo

Ag advocacy blog narrows gap between consumers, farmers

Ag advocacy blog narrows gap between consumers, farmers

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Curt and Marcus Dacar posing for a photo in front of a building

South Dakota rancher’s new 3 in 1 facility does it all

South Dakota rancher’s new 3 in 1 facility does it all

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A label that reads no sugar added on food packaging

Sweet nothings: Sugar industry fights misleading labels

Sweet nothings: Sugar industry fights misleading labels

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Ed Schafer, U.S. agriculture secretary, answering questions while standing at a podium

Farm Operations

Former U.S. ag secretary says No. 1 priority is boosting yield

Former U.S. ag secretary says No. 1 priority is boosting yield

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A pivot irrigation system operating on a field

Prices remain strong for good cropland

Prices remain strong for good cropland

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

An iron pheasant at the entrance of the Tumbleweed Lodge

Top South Dakota game lodge shares pheasant farming tips

Top South Dakota game lodge shares pheasant farming tips

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Beef steak packaged with a sticker that reads product of the USA

'Made in USA' label rips off U.S. cattle producers

'Made in USA' label rips off U.S. cattle producers

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A gravel road in the middle of a prairie that disappears into the horizon

Views from across the wide prairie

Views from across the wide prairie

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A herd of bison on a feedlot

Bison markets take hit from COVID-19

Bison markets take hit from COVID-19

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Sunflowers blooming in a field

Heads up: Sunflower blooms attract hungry insects

Heads up: Sunflower blooms attract hungry insects

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Image of a cover crop field

Best forages for prevented plant acres

Best forages for prevented plant acres

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Flashing lights on a sheriff's car

6 Dakota farmers gone too soon this year to accidents

6 Dakota farmers gone too soon this year to accidents

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A mound of soil with roots and grass poking through

Conservation & Sustainability

Pheasants Forever offers cash to convert marginal cropland

Pheasants Forever offers cash to convert marginal cropland

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A steer shown panting and slobbering

Heat stress risk rises for heavier cattle

Heat stress risk rises for heavier cattle

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

A Fendt Momentum planter riding through field

Farming Equipment

Agco trials new Fendt Momentum planter in Dakotas

Agco trials new Fendt Momentum planter in Dakotas

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

Assorted packets of artificial sweetener in a glass jar

Sugar Association petitions FDA to expand food labels

Sugar Association petitions FDA to expand food labels

byLon Tonneson, Editor, Dakota Farmer

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