Crop Chemicals Inputs
Valmont Sponsors Accredited Online Chemigation And Fertigation Course
Apr 16, 2009
Penton Media has developed an online continuing education unit (CEU) course that covers the use of mechanical irrigation systems to apply fertilizers and crop protection products. The course, sponsored by Valmont Irrigation...
Resounding Resistance
Apr 1, 2009, By Larry Stalcup
It's kind of sickening. Jarrett Nehring frowns when making that response. Who wouldn't, when a 25-bu. drop in soybean yields flashes on the yield monitor...
The Drift Dilemma
Apr 1, 2009, By Jen Bennett
Things that need to be sprayed: Weeds. Things that don't: organic fields, a neighbor's garden, etc. What can you do to make sure your herbicide isn't...
Is IPM MIA?
Apr 1, 2009, By Liz Morrison
Caution flags are going up around the Midwest, warning farmers about the risks of pest-control tactics. The tried-and-true principles of integrated pest...
Data Discrepancy
Feb 1, 2009, By Lynn Grooms
In foliar fungicide trials, why is there sometimes a discrepancy between the soybean yields that company researchers observe and the ones that university...
Weeding Through Weed Control
Feb 1, 2009, By Mark Moore
Ted Bay has had a rough couple of years battling weeds in soybeans. Delayed planting has given weeds a leg-up early on, and he's also battled weather-induced...
How Do You Stack Up?
Jan 1, 2009, By Susan Winsor
We all want to know how we compare to the neighbors. When it comes to comparing your farm's profitability, the Internet allows you to benchmark your financial...
Resistance Relief
Nov 1, 2008, By Larry Stalcup
Ricky Belk knows he's dodging bullets. His weed-control strategy is on borrowed time. And when glyphosate resistance finally arrives, he's ready to replace...
Hypoxia: Fact or Fiction?
Oct 1, 2008, BY LARRY STALCUP
You are being blamed for the hypoxia dead zone, even though nitrogen (N) use has not increased since 1980. The dead zone, which is said to be draining...
Apply On The Fly
Oct 1, 2008, BY LARRY STALCUP
Variable-rate aerial application of dry fertilizer is a new that gets nutrients in the soil quickly and efficiently, even when wet, muddy fields keep...
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