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Boost No-Till Corn Yields With Better ‘P’ Placement

Using in-furrow application methods can help make phosphorus more available to growing corn and net more bushels for no-tillers, says researcher Jerry Wilhm.

By Laura Barrera posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Over the last several years, input expenses for no-tillers in general have increased by approximately 21%, and one of the highest-costing inputs is fertilizer.

Tips For Getting More From Your ‘P And K’

Building healthier no-till soils, frequent soil testing and other readily available products and practices can help no-tillers stretch their fertility dollars further, regardless of their application system.

By Mark Parker posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Residue Management

The price tag for phosphorus and potassium is way too high for no-tillers to allow nutrients to tie up, float away or just plain not do their job effectively.

Fact Sheet Offers Guidance On Soil Sampling

October 25, 2013

Agronomists from Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences have created a fact sheet designed to provide growers guidance on soil sampling to develop nutrient recommendations.

Federal Judge Orders EPA To Assess Fertilizer Runoff

September 26, 2013

Environmental advocates in states along the Mississippi River have won a round toward a long-term goal of having federal standards created to regulate farmland runoff and other pollution blamed for the oxygen-depleted “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, and problems in other bodies of water.

Strip-Till Flexibility Keeps Mother Nature In Check

Fertilizer-application testing and equipment adjustments improve soil health and crop yields for Nebraska strip-tiller Jerry Baysinger.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Sometimes the best plan in strip-till is to plan for the unexpected. This is a philosophy Jerry Baysinger knows well after almost 20 years of strip-tilling.

Story Behind Purple And Yellow Corn Plants

June 15, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois

If crop color remains poor even after a week of drying soils and good growing conditions, then it is possible that N movement to below the rooting depth is affecting the ability of the crop to grow out of this problem.

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No-Till Blamed For Algae

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2013

For a number of years, there’s been a “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico that is caused by nitrogen runoff flowing from farms down the Mississippi River into the Gulf.

Tracking Phosphorus Fresh From The Farm

May 30, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By: Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch

An early May storm that soaked Paulding County cleared up nearly a day ago, and the drains buried beneath Terry McClures farm fields are doing their job. The white plastic pipe that funnels water into a ditch along County Road 48 helps keep the 4,000 acres of soft, red winter wheat from becoming a swamp.

Finding The Fertility ‘Gold Mine’ After A Dry Year

No-tillers could save inputs costs and raise yields by accessing residual nutrients in fields, but they need relevant data and must understand the factors that affect nutrient availability.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

No-Tillers whose fields were ravaged by drought last year will face some crucial decisions this spring as they investigate nutrient levels in their fields

What Happens To Fertilizer In The Soil?

March 11, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

A lot of careful consideration goes into selecting which fertilizer should be added to a crop, but all the decisions have been made, little thought is then given to what actually happens next.

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