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The Limitations of Removing Crop Residue from Fields

January 24, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: Sterling (Colo.) Journal-Advocate

The removal of crop residue can address some challenges with reduced-tillage systems, but doing so should be weighed against the potential impact on soil productivity, environmental consequences and food availability, says an Extension agent from Colorado.

Economics: Jorgensen Land & Cattle, Part 4 of 5

December 27, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Bryan Jorgensen discusses how long he’s been able to cut application of dry phosphorus (P) to the soil surface and what’s happened to soil-test P levels since his family's Jorgensen Land & Cattle operation went 100% no-till in 1991.

Is Nutrient Stratification a ‘Natural State’ for No-Till Fields?

With proper no-till management, nutrients will reach cash crops as nature intended, without spending more on steel to move it through.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 29, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

With proper no-till management, nutrients will reach cash crops as nature intended, without spending more on steel to move it through.

Timing, Placement and Soil Testing Key to Preventing Phosphorus Losses

Edge-of-field monitoring on 17 farms in Wisconsin and Minnesota highlights the need for no-tillers to apply ‘P’ under the soil surface and sample soils at varying depths.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 10, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Edge-of-field monitoring on 17 farms in Wisconsin and Minnesota highlights the need for no-tillers to apply ‘P’ under the soil surface and sample soils at varying depths.

Intensive Precipitation Patterns Reveal Poor Soil Health

June 10, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Erosion (sheet, rill or gully) and soil surface sealing are visual examples that indicate poor soil health.

A Closer Look At The No-Till Underground

Ray Weil shares the inside story on the dynamic organisms in productive no-till soils, and what it takes to keep them happy.

By Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Soil is a no-tiller’s main business. And as in any business, there is a hierarchy of employees that must work together to get the job done.

Strip-Till Warms Soil, Conserves Moisture

September 17, 2010 | Posted in Water Management

Remote sensing will enable scientists to see if winter cover crops are improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

NRCS Standards For No-Till, Strip-Till

May 8, 2010

These are the published standards for no-till or strip-till qualifications.

Failed Aerial Seeding Of Cover Crops Reported

October 9, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Reports are coming in from no-till farmers who cannot find seedlings in fields that received aerial application of cover crop seeds in late summer.

Process Residue Starting At Corn Head

October 3, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management

Properly handling the residue at harvest is key to preparing for the next crop.

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