Fertilizer Inputs
Wet Spring, Corn Residue Affect Spring Nutrient Management
Feb 8, 2010, Source: University of Minnesota Extension
The agriculturally troubled fall of 2009 may be over, but here comes the sequel: a potentially wet spring. Due to the late corn harvest, many fields have yet to be tilled, and they have large amounts of residue remaining on the surface...
A Winter Urea Story (With Apologies to Charles Dickens)
Dec 10, 2009, By Dave Franzen, Soil Specialist NDSU Extension Service
It had been 10 long years since Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge's fertilizer plant partner, had died. Ebenezer had bought out Marley's share of the business from Jacob's relatives and had run the plant ever since. It was Dec. 1 and the weather in his part of North Dakota had dropped below zero every night for a week...
Corn and Soybean Producers and Dairies Benefit From Manure as Fertilizer
Dec 1, 2009, BY LIZ MORRISON
If you've got a large dairy barn near your grain farm, you might smell manure. Or you might smell Dairy manure saved the Koehl family of Hancock, MN,...
Study Shows Irrigation and Boost Bushels with Less Nitrogen | Water Works
Dec 1, 2009, By Ron Heiniger North Carolina State University
New research shows that irrigation on North Carolina's black soils can raise corn yields and boost nitrogen (N)-use efficiency. As corn production costs...
Ashes From Poultry Manure Proving To Be A Good Source of Fertilizer for Corn and Soybean Farmers
Nov 15, 2009, BY LIZ MORRISON
Minnesota farmers have a new source of local, renewable fertilizer. No, it's not manure but it once was. North American Fertilizer, Benson, MN, conditions...
Getting Ready For Fall Fertilization
Sep 10, 2009, Source: Iowa State University Extension
The fall season is a common time for making crop nutrient applications. Soil sampling and applications of phosphorus and potassium, nitrogen and manure are a few things to consider as you plan fall fertilization activities...
Wet Weather Has Farmers Wondering About Additional Nitrogen Applications
Jun 18, 2009, Source: University of Illinois
The Illinois State Water Survey says that wet conditions in March, April and May 2009 were the “fifth wettest since statewide records began in 1895,” leading many farmers to wonder if they should apply more nitrogen (N) fertilizer to cornfields...
Wet Soil Can Lead To Nitrogen Loss In Farm Fields
May 12, 2009, Source: Kansas State University
With the recent heavy rains across parts of Kansas, saturated soils have become common in many areas. This can potentially cause loss of nitrogen (N) from the soil, says Kansas State University (K-State) Agronomist Dave Mengel. "There have been a number of questions...
You Can No Longer Ignore Greenhouse Gases’ Impact on Agriculture
Apr 23, 2009, Source: IHS Global Insight
If you have not followed issues concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it's time to start. The EPA has proposed that atmospheric greenhouse gases endanger the health and welfare of current ...
Soybean Seed: To Treat or Not to Treat
Apr 22, 2009, By Laura Sweets, University of Missouri
The 2009 season is shaping up to be an interesting and challenging season. Right now there are still questions on whether or not to treat soybean seed with seed treatment fungicides...
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