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Eliminate Streaky Nitrogen Applications

March 20, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management
we have a serious, and increasing, problem with uneven distribution of N fertilizer. This problem sticks out like a sore thumb when nitrogen loss occurs, because the areas receiving low N rates have a light-green or yellow-green color that is very visible. But the uneven applications are still happening in years with low N loss, and potentially are causing yield loss in those years as well.
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High-Flotation Tires May Make Sense

March 20, 2010 | Posted in Equipment
The potential for saturated field conditions limiting fieldwork this spring is high. Tire maintenance and selection are going to be major factors this spring in helping farmers complete spring fieldwork.
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Tools Keep Herbicides Where They Belong

March 20, 2010 | Posted in Equipment
Researchers today are transforming weed control with new precision tools and application techniques that can keep herbicides precisely where they belong. As a result, farmers are able to optimize the performance of herbicides and minimize the small amounts that drift off target as they are being applied.
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Hire Earthworms For Improved Soil Quality

March 13, 2010 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: This article was originally published by the Commercial Appeal
Hire some earthworms. They're dirt cheap. All they ask for is some decaying organic matter to eat and undisturbed soil. And, boy, will they work!
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Cold, Wet Winter Slows Wheat Growth

March 9, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: This article was originally published by the Salisbury Post
One of the coldest and wettest winters in decades has produced soggy ground and sluggish wheat growth. No-tiller Kim Starnes and his son, Jason, who own Four S Farms, says this year has brought some of the worst winter conditions they've seen.
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