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Humics Emerging as a Tool to Increase Root Growth, Yields

Research by two USDA scientists finds that humic products can bring modest yield gains, especially during crop stress or in poorer soil types.
By John Dobberstein posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Residue Management, Soil Health
Nearly everyone likes a good mystery. And to Dan Olk and Dana Dinnes, solving the questions surrounding the viability of humic products in production agriculture has meant a lot of root digging, leaf measuring, crop scanning and number crunching.
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Cover Crops Take Root for Indiana No-Tiller

Jamie Scott became the go-to cover crop guy for an expanding group of neighboring farmers after success with the practice on his own farm.
By Martha Mintz and Jamie Scott posted on April 16, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
A little nudging from the former owners of some of our farms helped move us to 100% no-till in the early 1980s. A little more nudging and before you know it we were diversifying our farm — and a large percentage of our neighboring farms — with cover crops.
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More Tips About Using Cover-Crop Mixes in No-Till Systems

Twenty-one more no-tillers share how they’re using cover crop ‘cocktails’ of every size to improve soil tilth, shade out weeds, capture and recycle soil nutrients and help reduce erosion.
By John Dobberstein posted on April 15, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Twenty-one more no-tillers share how they’re using cover crop ‘cocktails’ of every size to improve soil tilth, shade out weeds, capture and recycle soil nutrients and help reduce erosion.
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Early Research Finds Bright Spots for Humics

Multi-site, multi-year study of humic products by USDA researchers Dan Olk and Dana Dinnes finds a clear financial benefit for corn and soybean farmers with applications of humic products.
By John Dobberstein posted on April 15, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Multi-site, multi-year study of humic products by USDA researchers Dan Olk and Dana Dinnes finds a clear financial benefit for corn and soybean farmers with applications of humic products.
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