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Wait To Apply Fall Nitrogen

September 23, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Farmers should wait until soil temperatures drop to the appropriate temperature before applying fall nitrogen, a University of Illinois agronomist says.

Keep Yields From Cooling Off

Cover crops can offset the major causes of yield drag in fields making the transition to no-till and improve the soil biology of fields lacking crop and residue diversity

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

If you had to scavenge for food from Thanksgiving to Easter, chances are you wouldn’t be very productive and may not survive. The same is true of soil microbes.

Fall Nitrogen With Strip-Till Lowers Residual Nitrate

By Mark Moore posted on April 24, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Agronomy Journal

Strip-till and no-till resulted in lower residual soil nitrate buildup than chisel plow in the top 48 inches of the soil profile after 2 years, according to an Iowa State University study.

No-Till Notes

No-Till Offers Options For Nutrient Management

Picking a system that safely feeds nutrients throughout the growing season can help corn reach its yield potential.

By Jim Leverich posted on October 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When no-tilling, soils are cool at planting relative to more conventional systems. As a result, nitrogen management and timing can have a significant impact on your success.

No-Till Cover Crops Hedge Against Drought

August 7, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

Not only can cover crops planted in no-till fields fix nitrogen in the short term, they can also reduce soil erosion and mitigate the effects of drought in the long term, says a Natural Resource Conservation Service agronomist.

40 Tips When No-Tilling in Drought

When it’s dry, take the advice of these four experienced National No-Tillage Conference speakers

By Michael Austin posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Water Management

Four no-tillers present their 40 best tips on how to deal with drought conditions.

Managing Nitrogen To The Nth Degree

There’s no doubt managing nitrogen is critical in no-tilling, but what about the big picture impact?

By Katherine Meitner posted on October 1, 1999 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Gyles Randall had a tough job in front of him. Here he was, at the National No-Tillage Convention last January and he knew the last things these top-notch no-tillers wanted to hear about were environmental concerns about nitrogen application.

Ammonium Nitrogen Makes Big Comeback In No-Till

While it’s an old product, it offers a brand new nitrogen option for no-tilled corn.

December 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management

With concerns mounting over effective nitrogen management, new research indicates ammonium sulfate can be an effective source of nitrogen—particularly with no-tilled corn.

Regulatory Precautions

Are more regulations in store for no-tillers? This Iowa farmer isn’t taking chances.

By Julie Orchard posted on December 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Pesticides and fertilizers are such key components for successful no-tillage that Merlin Jones wants to be prepared for a worst-case scenario of tighter restrictions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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