Source: By Fabián Fernández, University of Illinois
Proper nitrogen management is critical to sustainable corn production, and what is done in this regard can impact farmers' profitability and the environment in which we all live.
Beginning this fall, a coalition of stakeholders in agriculture will ramp up their promotion of responsible nutrient-management practices including no-till, cover crops and precision technology on farms in several endangered Illinois watersheds.
Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.
A study found a greater yield response was observed when fungicides were applied at R1 compared to V6, with the largest response being when V6 applications were followed by R1 applications.
Source: University of Illinois, University of Missouri
Currently all of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky are on track to have N deficiencies, along with most of Illinois and Michigan and the southeastern half of Missouri.
It was with the best intentions that a few of us at the No-Till Farmer offices planned to drive down to Illinois this week to see no-tillers in action. We heard last week that some no-tillers might have been about halfway done with putting corn seed in the ground.
Source: University of Illinois, Illinois Farm Bureau
Corn is projected to be more profitable than soybeans, and we'll see how farmers react to these profitability differences as they make their acreage decisions.
A recent study shows that the most heavily tile-drained areas of North America are also the largest contributing source of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico, leading to seasonal hypoxia.
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