Ohio State University Extension reminds growers of the legal requirements for applying manure and shares some tips for keeping phosphorus and nitrogen in their fields.
While corn residue is incorporated or left on the soil surface in most fields, some growers harvest the residue for use as livestock feed and bedding. How much crop residue removal is too much?
Policymakers and extension educators have particularly linked onto soil health as a key attribute in reduction strategies for phosphorus (P) loss. Are their expectations warranted?
It’s the biggest takeover so far this year and the biggest obstacle the two companies are confronting is getting the merger past regulators around the globe, according to CNN Money.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Thurston Mfg., we welcome Rhizoterra Inc. soil scientist Jill Clapperton to share her experience-based advice for improving soil health.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Thurston Mfg., we welcome Rhizoterra Inc. soil scientist Jill Clapperton to share her experience-based advice for improving soil health.
Richard Preston says his Kentucky grain farm represents the “worst-case scenario” for efficiently and responsibly spraying chemicals. His fields are located between creeks and timber and back up to ever-growing residential areas near Elizabethtown, Ky.
A summary of the 2016 pre-sidedress soil nitrate tests (PSNT) indicates PSNT is a useful nitrogen management tool on corn fields with repeated manure practices.
Crop farmers in a growing number of states may be eligible for financial assistance from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to amend soils with gypsum.
Strip-tillers can use a plant analysis as a routine monitoring tool to ensure a plant’s nutrient levels are adequate or as a diagnostic tool to help explain any variability or problems seen in soybean growth and appearance.
Strip-tillers often cite targeted fertilizer placement as a key benefit of the practice, to ensure that plant roots can access nutrients throughout the growing season. But the 3rd Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study revealed some interesting changes in what type of fertilizer strip-tillers are applying and how.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, growers from across the U.S. share their predictions for the upcoming planting season, including one no-tiller who’s “bullish” about a great spring.
Montag products have proven results with patented precision metering application for significant savings of nutrients and cover crop seed, and for achieving best conservation practices.
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Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.