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Rye Covers Nab Nitrates, Capture Carbon

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

While a winter rye cover crop protects the soil from wind and rain, the benefits don’t stop there.

Can Post-Harvest Corn Residue Improve Soil Health?

By Cassidy Million posted on August 26, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: SeedWorld

There are few crops as frustrating after harvest as corn. The stalk residue can pop tires, delay spring warm-up, increase NPK availability, and get in the way of spring planting. You may end up asking yourself, “How can I better manage my corn stalks after harvest?”

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Glyphosate Ban May Lead to a Two-Fold Increase in No-Till Expenses

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 22, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Despite numerous studies indicating that glyphosate is safe, ongoing public debate still leads to questions concerning what the impact would be if this popular herbicide was no longer available to no-tillers.

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2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference Delivers Moneymaking Insights

Diverse group of speakers covers a range of topics to help hundreds of new attendees understand strip-till

By Noah Newman posted on August 21, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

The 10^th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference captured a growing interest in strip-till as over 400 attendees, including 197 first timers, traveled to Bloomington, Ill., for the 3-day event.

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No-Tiller Grows 18 Crops in 1 Year to Improve Soil Health

Colorado no-tiller Roy Pfaltzgraff ditches family farm’s break-even tradition, following the data to continuous cropping.

August 17, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

When I came back to our Haxtun, Colo., farm in 2016, my dad agreed to continue doing the bookkeeping if I did the physical labor. Now that we raise 12 or more crops per year, direct market farm products and so much more, he regularly complains he got the short end of the stick. But he complains with a smile.

Chemicals from Corn Roots Increase Wheat Yields in Following Years

August 16, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Bern

Corn roots secrete certain chemicals that affect the quality of the soil. In some fields, this effect increases yields of wheat planted subsequent to corn in the same soil by more than 4%.

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No-Tillers Twice As Likely to Use Biologicals Compared to General Farm Population

Biologicals could be an answer to adequate crop nutrition in high-yield modern farming, but questions about efficacy remain

By Michaela Paukner posted on August 14, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

More than half of the farmers who responded to No-Till Farmer’s 2023 No-Till Operational Practices Survey used a biological product in 2021 — the highest number ever reported on the annual survey.

How Law of the Minimum Impacts Crops' Nutrient Use

July 24, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Mosaic

In the 19th century, the German scientist Justus von Liebig formulated the Law of the Minimum, which states that if one of the essential plant nutrients is deficient, plant growth will be poor even when all other essential nutrients are abundant.

How to Identify Corn Root Damage Caused by Fertilizer

July 14, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Purdue Kernel News

Corn root damage caused by starter fertilizer is often attributed to the salt content present in fertilizers and the fertilizer salt index is often used to promote and sell safer in-furrow options.

Ahead of the Curve

‘Lightning’ Nitrogen, Green Ammonia Promise Cleaner Fertilizer Sources

Startup harnessing power of lightning to make nitrogen & green ammonia produced by renewable energy seek to replace fossil-fuel produced anhydrous ammonia.

By Dan Crummett posted on July 14, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

As scientists search for cleaner methods of producing nitrogen (N) fertilizer, they increasingly look to replace the century-old method of treating natural gas with high-pressure steam to produce anhydrous ammonia — the backbone of most forms of agricultural N products.

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