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No-Till Takeaways: December 2025

November 28, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Below are key no-till takeaways from several of the features found in the December 2025 issue of No-Till Farmer.

Micronutrients, Part 4

Take a 4R Approach to Iron Availability & Management

Most soil-borne iron cannot be taken up for thriving plant health

By Dan Crummett posted on July 18, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

While iron is the fourth most common element in the Earth’s crust and most soils contain abundant levels of it, many times naturally occurring iron is not found in the forms most readily available for plant uptake.

3 Crucial Prerequisites for Growing 300-Bushel Corn

By Michaela Paukner posted on February 1, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Water Management

University of Illinois professor Fred Below says there are three crucial factors that no-tillers need to have right before diving into the management strategies outlined in his famous “7 Wonders of the Corn Yield World.”

Top 3 Missouri Fertility Management Considerations of 2022

By Justin Calhoun and Manjula Nathan posted on March 4, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Source: University of Missouri Integrated Pest Management

Given the University of Missouri summary results, three fertility management strategies should be strongly considered for the 2022 season.

Dealing with Low Soil pH in the PNW: to Lime or Not Lime

December 26, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: Washington State University Extension

Researchers at Washington State University Extension weigh in on the need and economic realities of liming soils in the northwestern U.S. as pH levels continue to drop and affect crop health.

Soil Phosphorus Availability and Lime: More Than Just pH?

August 1, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: ACSESS

If soils are too acidic, phosphorus reacts with iron and aluminum, making it unavailable to plants. But if soils are too alkaline, phosphorus reacts with calcium and also becomes inaccessible. However, liming can influence other ways by which phosphorus might become available to plants.

How Does Soil pH Impact Herbicides?

July 12, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: Oklahoma State University Extension

Brian Arnall and Misha Manucheri from Oklahoma State University Extension discusses how soil pH, or the amount of hydrogen (H) ions present in the soil solution, affects the persistence and uptake of a herbicide that has soil activity.

Growing Problem of Surface Soil Acidity in Long-term No-till

May 24, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: North Dakota State University

Judging from the number of calls received this year, the decrease of soil pH and increase in acres affected by aluminum (Al) toxicity is increasing in North Dakota and the region.

Crop Rotation, Grazing Rebuilds Soil

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America

Soil gets tired. After years of supporting a rotating cast of crops, the soil’s nutrient supply is often exhausted. The tilling, turning, and planting also degrade the organic matter in the soil and its ability to stay hydrated.

What’s Happening to the Nitrogen in My Water-Logged Soil?

July 13, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Source: Michigan State University Extension

With many farms experiencing excessive rains and saturated soil in 2017, Michigan State University Extension discusses how much nitrogen may have been lost through denitrification or leaching, and what to do about it.

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