Application of manure in the spring increases the efficiency of nitrogen use while decreasing the potential of nutrient leaching.

BBI Spreaders announces that it is working in conjunction with Dr. Dan Pote at the ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, AK to develop new patented technology for a machine that injects dry poultry litter and composted cattle manure below the soil surface of pastures and no-till fields.

When managing soybean production in no-till conditions, growers need to consider several management strategies, including variety selection, insect management, disease management, fertility management and weed management.

The trend in fertilizer application today is to go larger to cover more acreage, provide more flexibility of applications and be more precise, according to manufacturers interviewed at the 2010 Farm Progress Show.

Recent severe hail events in parts of Nebraska have left some fields with tremendous yield loss from hail stones beating down corn plants, knocking ears from plants, or shelling seed from the cob.

Between this year’s harvest and next spring’s planting, winter annual weeds can take over fields, but a fall burndown application can knock down weeds and set up growers for a strong 2011 crop

With a promising harvest under way, it’s a good time to replenish fields with phosphorus and potassium, says Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition.

Expiring contracts on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land offer no-tillers an opportunity to get a jump on the benefits of long-term no-till.