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Soil: Water Reservoir for Crop Production

July 9, 2020 | Posted in Water Management
Source: Ohio's Country Journal
Elwyn Taylor, Iowa State University climatologist, reported that 200-bushel corn needs 19 to 23 inches of water during the growing season. For 200-bushel corn at 75 degree F (soil temperature), corn needs 1-acre inch of water per week, doubling to 2 inches at 85 degrees F, and doubling again to 4 inches at 95 degrees F. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.
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Embracing No-Till Innovations for Higher Yields and Less Nutrient Runoff

By Julia Gerlach posted on June 12, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management
Never satisfied with the status quo, many no-tillers seem to always be looking for new solutions that will make them more efficient, improve profits and reduce the environmental impacts of their practices on the land. If there were a no-till motto, it might be “There’s got to be a better way.”
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Can Carbon Sequestration Really Help Fight Climate Change?

April 17, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management
Source: Yale Environment 360
Markets are emerging to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But flows of greenhouse gases into and out of soil are complex, and some scientists are questioning whether these efforts will actually help slow global warming, according to the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
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Improving Soil Structure, Water Infiltration with No-Till and Cover Crops

Nathan Brown has benefitted from decreased soil erosion, less weed pressure and cost savings by incorporating regenerative practices on his 1,050 acre operation.
April 9, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management
ONE DAY IN December 2010, Nathan Brown was driving by his neighbor’s farm in southeastern Ohio. Brown saw that his neighbor was out drilling a crop in the field — an unusual sight for that time of year.
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