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Soil Needs 'Glue' For Good Structure

February 26, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Ray Archuleta, who works for the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, is passionate about no-till and he reminded producers that what makes a successful no-till system is in the things you don’t necessarily see on the ground.
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Plant's Ability To Mine Nutrients Found

February 24, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: This report published by Science Daily
Scientists from the John Innes Centre and the University of Oxford have discovered which genes control the specialized nutrient mining machine that develops on the surface of plant roots.
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Jensen Succeeds With Spring Strip-Till

February 23, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: Jason Johnson wrote this article on behalf of the NRCS
Simultaneous strip-till, fertilizer application and planting is the right springtime combination for Fayette County corn and soybean producer Collin Jensen, who saves fuel, reduces soil erosion, improves soil quality and lessens compaction by farming this way.
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Sunflower Growers Find Strip-Till Works

February 23, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: Article published originally by Don Lilliboe for January 2009 issue of Sunflower Magazine.
John Riley and Chris Holovach live hundreds of miles apart and farm under quite different environments. But both agree that producing sunflower under a strip-till system appears to have a definite place in their farming operation.
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Nitrogen Topdressing Tips For Wheat

February 23, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Winter finally seems to be coming to an end, so it's time to start topdressing nitrogen (N) on the winter wheat crop. With good soil moisture in many areas of the state, and some fairly small wheat in many fields due to late planting, there are some key elements that need to be considered when deciding on the exact program you plan to use. These include: timing, N source, application method and N rate.
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Several Factors For High-Yielding Soybeans

February 16, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
A few key steps can help maximize soybean yields — and profits. Selecting soybean varieties that match the needs of individual fields, using seed treatments and determining when to put the seed in the ground are decisions that directly impact yields.
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Frost Seeding Aids Pastures, Hay Fields

February 16, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: This article was originally published by Farm & Dairy
There is a method called “frost seeding� where you apply seed to the ground and the freezing and thawing of the soil in February and early March will provide seed to soil contact allowing germination of the seed.
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