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Late Planting Not Always Doom To Corn Yields

February 27, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Ag Answers, Purdue University

While late planting concerns may cause some growers to reconsider planting corn, an Ohio State University Extension specialist says producers can make management adjustments that can preserve yield potential and save money.

Vigilance Warranted In Soybean Cyst Nematode Management

February 26, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Greg Tylka, Iowa State University

Soybean cyst nematodes have the potential to cause devastating yield losses, population densities can increase very rapidly within a single growing season, and dormant eggs can survive for more than a decade in infested soils in the absence of soybeans.

Weeds Rob Nitrogen From Crops

February 25, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Source: Natalie Rector, Michigan State University Extension

An MSU timing study on post-emergent weed control in corn showed that 95 percent of weed control or better can be achieved when weeds are 9 inches tall, but yields were reduced 25 bushels per acre.

Fixing Sulfur Shortages Can Boost No-Till Yields

Knowledge of vulnerable soil types and field conditions, and targeted sulfur applications, can increase crop outputs.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Until 2 decades ago, farmers throughout the Corn Belt didn't need to worry about their fields having enough sulfur, a nutrient that is essential to photosynthesis in plants,

Potential For No-Till Is ‘Unlimited’

No-till is feasible on more than 10 million acres in Ohio, but the path to success varies by soil type.

December 1, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Even with the 130,000 acres grown last year, Ohio is nowhere near reaching its potential for no-till corn production.

Cover Crop Explosion Takes No-Till Back To Its Roots

Legumes, brassicas, grasses and more have re-emerged as a way to help no-tillers reduce input costs and increase yields.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Like fashion from your favorite decade, cover crops have come full circle and are once again en vogue.

Wheat Stubble Height Impacts No-Till Row-Crop Yields

October 4, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Producers using a no-till wheat/row crop/fallow rotation may find that row crop yields in such a rotation are higher in years with relatively normal weather when the wheat stubble height is taller

Cover Crops Have Underused Potential As Conservation Tool

October 3, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops

A wealth of scientific information exists on the benefits of cover crops, yet their use in conventional row-crop farming systems traditionally has been low.

Soybean Production And Consumption Uncertainty

September 26, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: By Darrel Good, Agricultural Economist, University of Illinois

While the USDA's September production forecast exceeded the August forecast, the recent sharp price decline primarily reflects the continuation of poor economic performance and concerns about financial conditions in Europe and the U.S.

A New Disease Of Soybeans

September 23, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Alyssa Collins, Penn State's Field Crop News

Alyssa Collins, plant pathologist for Penn State University, has found a new soybean disease while visiting Pennsylvania farms.

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