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Alternative Fertilizer Sources Require Some Caution

August 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

With higher fertilizer prices taking a bite out of profits, the thought of getting free fertilizer from more unconventional sources sounds appealing.

Precision Ag Brings Clear Fertilizing Payback

Advanced technologies for improving fertilizer applications provide the most convincing argument for adopting precision ag techniques.

By Dave Kanicki posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

John Barker is convinced that precision ag technologies can produce a real payoff for growers in his region — today more than ever.

Apply The Right Amount Of Fertilizer

Soil samples and testing, and determining the amount of nutrients removed by the no-tilled crop, are just some of things you need to do when fertilizing.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Determining how much fertilizer to apply this spring is a lot like determining how much oil your tractor needs.

In Continuous No-Till, Banding Starters Makes You Money

Placing nutrients near the seed gets corn off to a fast start and avoids losses or tying up of nutrients from broadcast applications.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Banding is good. Virginia Tech agronomist Mark Alley explains to no-tillers the reasons for banding nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, near the seed during a break at the 16th annual National No-Tillage Conference.

Don’t Forget Nutrient Value When Harvesting Corn Stover

No-till corn stover could provide new revenue, but loss of nutrients from removed residue may offset income.

By Mark Moore posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Corn stover has generated a lot of attention as a potential new source of plant biomass to produce ethanol.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Refined Practices Could Lead to 300-Bushel Yields

By Keith Schlapkohl posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

We’ve heard about contest yields that sounded unbelievable — and for most of us were generally unachievable.

Is No-Till Nutrient Stratification A Concern?

At this time, it’s pretty much just an issue to be monitored.

By Adrain Johnston posted on July 1, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management

A common question often asked about no-till is whether any nutrient stratification occurs due to a lack of soil mixing. Many no-tillers wonder if stratification is a problem for effective crop access to soil nutrients.

More Tips For No-Tilling Continuous Corn

May 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Why Growers are Rethinking Fertilizing Strategies

As input costs continue to rise, growers are taking a new look at what and how they’re utilizing fertilizer and ag chemicals.

By Allen Berry posted on February 15, 2007 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Few, if any, farmers were spared the sticker shock of rising costs of fuel, fertilizer and ag chemicals in the past 16 months. But the reality is these costs have been steadily increasing for a decade or more as shown in Fig. 1.

Look South For Tips On Continuous No-Tilling

Almost all no-tillers in South America have given up tilling completely. They use cover crops while U.S. no-tillers revert to tillage as a problem-solver

By Ron Perszewski posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Most U.S no-tillers miss out on the full benefits of no-tilling because they incorrectly believe they must occasionally till for a variety of reasons, says Rolph Derpsch, an internationally respected no-till researcher and advocate from Paraguay.

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