An MSU timing study on post-emergent weed control in corn showed that 95 percent of weed control or better can be achieved when weeds are 9 inches tall, but yields were reduced 25 bushels per acre.

No-till farming, they find, creates more stable and rich soil, reduces erosion and, perhaps most importantly, saves time, money and effort.

Several years ago with the support of Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers, we added the Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioner's Program. The idea was to honor no-tillers being efficient and effective with their fertilizer program, and provide them a forum to share their tips and techniques with other no-tillers.

A new USDA study shows that farmers using combinations of erosion-control and nutrient-management practices on cultivated cropland are reducing losses of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorous from farm fields and decreasing the movement of these materials to the Great Lakes and their associated waterways.

Farmers have made excellent progress on this fall’s harvest and it’s time to think about next year’s fertilizer needs.

Sampling under very dry conditions may increase soil sampling error because it is more difficult to control sampling depth and proper soil core collection.

Through the past 50 years of farming, Webster City, Iowa, farmer Arlo Van Diest has tried many different pieces of equipment and many different practices. His goal is to leave the land better for future generations.

Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in plant nutrition and soil fertility, offers a few thoughts on applying nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium with strip-till this season.

AgSynergy announces their new patent pending Genesis TRX applicators which use a single disk, high speed opener for precision placement of anhydrous ammonia.

Beginning this fall, a coalition of stakeholders in agriculture will ramp up their promotion of responsible nutrient-management practices including no-till, cover crops and precision technology on farms in several endangered Illinois watersheds.