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Fuel, Fertilizer Savings Drive Evolving Strip-Till System

Despite adverse growing conditions, Iowa strip-tiller Ben Pederson is seeing measurable returns on his 3-year strip-till investment.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on September 23, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management
After years of field cultivation and disc ripping on his family's corn and soybean operation, Ben Pederson believed he was improving soil tilth. But visual indicators on his farm near Lake Mills, Iowa, began to leave him less convinced that full-width tillage was worthwhile.
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Early Firing Of Corn

September 19, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Source: George Silva, Michigan State University Extension
When nitrogen (N) deficiencies occur early and mid-season, corn leaves on the lower part of the plant begin to turn yellow prematurely starting from the leaf tip and progressing towards the stalk (Photo 1). Lower leaves will be affected first as N is mobile and will be reallocated to the upper leaves. The yellow color will turn brown followed by death of lower leaves, leading to a condition known as firing (Photo 2).
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Farm Runoff May Be Sabotaging Bay's 'Pollution Diet'

August 4, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Source: Tamara Dietrich, The Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
The federal "pollution diet" imposed on Virginia and other bay states is supposed to reduce the phosphorus, nitrogen and sediment dumped into the Chesapeake Bay and its feeder rivers. Computer models based on a suite of reduction practices estimate that diet is mostly working. But real-world monitoring data shows a different story, according to the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit anti-pollution group based in Washington.
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Getting The Most Out Of Lime Applications

July 28, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Source: Kansas State University Extension
Correcting acid soil conditions through the application of lime can have a significant impact on crop yields, especially with alfalfa. Liming is one of the most essential, but often overlooked, management decisions a producer can make.
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