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Dry Year And Low Yields: How Much Nitrogen Credit Do I Have For Next Year?

August 31, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

The dry conditions and reductions in yield in many fields this season have resulted in lots of questions about plans for next year.

Expert Discusses Soybean Market Outlook, Rationing

August 31, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

Sterling Liddell, vice president of food and agricultural research for Rabo Agri Finance, says some rationing is occurring in livestock and ethanol production as prices rise, and soybean prices remain strong and could hold that strength through spring 2013.

Tips For Applying Anhydrous To Wheat In Dry Conditions

August 27, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Kansas State University

As producers start thinking about anhydrous application for wheat this fall, extremely dry soils can be a concern, said Dave Mengel, K-State Research and Extension soil fertility specialist.

Red Leaves And Stalks In Corn

August 23, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Chad Lee, University of Kentucky

Corn plants in many fields are turning red and that is not a good sign. The red color is coming from a build-up of sugar in the leaves and stalks. The build-up of sugar is a result of too few kernels being developed on the ears.

Drought-Tolerant Corn Offers Hope

August 21, 2012 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Brad Plumer, Washington Post

Since the 1920s, crop scientists have focused on breeding improved strains to provide ever bigger yields, and in the past decade, the emphasis has been on developing crops that can also withstand extreme weather events.

Cover Crops Do More Than Conserve Water During Drought

August 20, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Justin Fruechte, Millborn Seeds

When we're in a drought, farmers don't think about planting cover crops, but they should consider it, says Kris Nichols, research soil microbiologist with the USDA Agriculture Research Service, Mandan, N.D.

Corn and Soybeans Yields Relative To Historical Yields

August 19, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois

On August 10th, the USDA released its first estimates of 2012 corn and soybean yields on a state level, and as one would expect, many states are projected to have poor yields.

Resistant Waterhemp Signals Danger For 2,4-D Effectiveness

August 15, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Weed Science

Even as crops resistant to 2,4-D herbicide are being developed, populations of weeds are also developing a resistance, says the journal Weed Science.

USDA Report Drops Harvested Acres, Yields For Corn

August 10, 2012 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA World Agriculutral Outlook Board

The forecast U.S. corn yield is reduced 22.6 bushels per acre to 123.4 bushels as extreme heat and dryness continued, and in many areas worsened, during July across the Plains and Corn Belt.

Using Cover Crops To Take Up Nutrients

August 9, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Matt Ruark, Kevin Shelley, Jim Stute, Francisco Arriaga, UW-NPM Program

One benefit of planting cover crops after corn silage, small grain, or a processing vegetable crop, or after a manure application is that the cover crop can take up residual nitrate and reduce the risk of nitrate leaching between harvest and planting.

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