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The Dangers Of Applying Fertilizers And Manure To Frozen Ground

February 13, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: By Edwin Ritchey, University of Kentucky
Some producers are taking advantage of frozen ground conditions to apply nitrogen to wheat fields or manure to corn fields. While this practice reduces the risk of compaction or rutting of fields, there are other factors to consider. Applications to frozen ground are at higher risk for runoff and loss of those nutrients.
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Earlier Planting Dates Key For Higher Soybean Yields

February 11, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Source: By Phil Kaatz, Michigan State University Extension
Many times the differences in attaining higher net income for soybean producers can be directly tied to the timing of planting. Recent research showed yields averaged approximately 1/3 bushel per acre less for every day planting was delayed.
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Will Cold Temperatures Reduce Pest Populations?

February 7, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: By John Tooker, Penn State Extension
The cold winter has prompted farmers to ask what the influence of these temperatures might be on insect and slug populations. Hard winters will knock back some pest species, but it's difficult to generalize, and the influence of cold winter temperatures on the majority of crop pests is not very predictable.
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Determining Winter Wheat Injury, Survival

February 7, 2014 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Source: By Robert Klein, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Winter wheat varieties vary in their tolerance to winter hardiness or injury. Many of the winter wheat varieties that do not have as much tolerance to cold temperatures were able to survive the recent winters with milder temperatures.
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Identifying And Responding To Soybean Inoculation Failures

February 7, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Source: By Mike Staton, Michigan State University Extension
Soybeans obtain up to 70% of their total nitrogen requirement from biological nitrogen fixation conducted by Rhizobia bacteria colonies (nodules) living on soybean roots. If the nodules fail to form, the plants will become deficient in nitrogen and significant yield reductions can occur.
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