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Soil, Plant Health To Be Discussed At Field Day

September 7, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

Topics at the KV Mud Creek Field Day September 13, near Stockton, Iowa, will include micronutrients, plant tissue analysis and foliar feeding benefits.

The Nutrient Value Of Wheat Straw

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Ed Lentz, Ohio State University

As the wheat harvest progresses, we get questions on the nutrient value of straw.

No-Till Turns Out Top Yields While Slashing Costs

Feeding crops the right amount of nutrients at the best possible time pays big dividends while protecting the environment for this Virginia family.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

The Hula family no-tills 5,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, barley and oats in four counties surrounding Charles City, Va. The 100% no-till operation is located along the banks of the James River, which flows into Chesapeake Bay where nitrogen runoff is becoming a major concern.

Key Wheat Pathogen Genome Sequenced

June 17, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-led consortium of scientists has fully sequenced the genome of the pathogen that causes the wheat disease known as septoria tritici blotch, which can cause significant yield losses.

Do You Need Secondary Macronutrient And Micronutrient Analyses?

June 3, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: By Fabián G. Fernández, University of Illinois

Most soil tests for these nutrients are not very reliable, so if a result is high, you will know that your crop won't suffer a yield loss related to that particular nutrient, but a medium or low test result doesn't necessarily mean that applying the nutrient will produce a crop response.

The Basics of Soybean Fertility

May 22, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Crop Insights, Pioneer Hi-Bred

Soybean yield increases have not kept pace with those of corn in farmers' fields in recent years.

No-Till Not Main Culprit With Phosphorus Runoff

May 17, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov/technical

As increased levels of dissolved phosphorus in farm fields are identified as a major factor in the number of algal blooms in Lake Erie, some are pointing to no-till planting as one of the primary causes of the phosphorus run-off.

Study: Continuous No-Till Lacking In Lake Erie Drainage Area

May 8, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Ohio Ag Connection

A recently completed five-year study of conservation tillage practices in the 4.9 million acre Western Lake Erie Basin watershed reveals that most fields in the watersheds are either tilled conventionally or stirred with mulch tillage at least once every three to five years.

Finding The Right Fit With Fertility

To be more efficient with fertilizer, strip-tillers must be use caution in cutting rates and put nutrients where they do more good than harm.

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

One reason why growers are turning to strip-till is so they can place nutrients in the soil where plants need them.

Digging For Details Yields Variable-Rate Success

Proper soil-sampling techniques and a calibrated yield monitor can help no-tillers get much more out of their fertility program.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Junk in, junk out. Variable-rate fertilizer and nutrient recommendations are only as good as the data used to calculate them.

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