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Guidelines For Winter Manure Application

January 7, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: Penn State Extension
Most producers would prefer to spread manure on their fields in spring and summer when the crops are going to get the most use out of it. Although the Department of Environmental Protection discourages winter manure application, there are circumstances when manure has to be applied in the winter, such as when wet fall weather kept field conditions unsuitable and the lack of a large enough storage structure to hold the manure until spring.
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Valuable Tips For Continued Cover Crop Innovation

With the combinations and benefits constantly evolving, cover crops are showing more promise than ever to boost soil health and improve the bottom line for no-tillers.
By John Dobberstein posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
Whether it's boosting soil organic matter, improving water infiltration, reducing compaction or fixing nitrogen, it’s more clear than ever that cover crops are at the center of discussion when it comes to progressive no-tilling.
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Are Soil Nematodes Beneficial Or Harmful?

December 30, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: By Christina Curell, Michigan State University Extension
Nematodes are often talked about in a quiet fearful voice. The image of the small microscopic worms can bring grown men to their knees. Unfortunately like many things in our world, a few? apples have ruined the entire bushel.
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How To Build The Perfect Soil

December 13, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: By Dan Davidson, BeckAgConnects
No doubt most farmers are good stewards of the land and want to conserve it for themselves and future generations. To most farmers that means conserving their soil base and to others it means improving it which means practicing no-till.
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