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No-Till Highlights: June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Strip-Till Farming

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. “No-Till Farmer's Best of the Web" is brought to you by Mixmate by PRAXIDYN.

No-Tiller Beware: How to Find Palmer Amaranth Lurking in Manure

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 7, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

The transmission of palmer amaranth via manure (frequently ingested via contaminated feed) has been previously reported, researchers wrote. However, past research has used a variety of methods to identify amaranth seeds discovered in manure.

Ohio State Offers Tips for Spring Manure Application

By Glen Arnold posted on April 5, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Source: Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team

Last fall was not favorable for manure application to farm fields. Thus, many producers are interested in spring application with an eye on capturing the nitrogen contained in the manure to reduce the need for purchased nitrogen.

Can I Irrigate Animal Manures On Growing Crops?

July 2, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Nebraska

Irrigated animal manures/effluent can be an excellent replacement for commercial fertilizer with crop yield maintained or increased.

Manure’s Impact on Yield, Nitrogen, and Carbon

May 7, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Substituting manure for commercial fertilizer has positive societal benefits for food security (increased yields) and for environmental protection (less nitrogen loss and lower greenhouse gas emissions).

USDA Patented Technology Removes Phosphorus from Manure

April 17, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Penn State University

The system devised by Penn State and USDA scientists — dubbed MAPHEX for MAnure PHosphorus EXetraction — involves a three-stage process.

Handling Variability in Manure Nitrogen with Manure Analysis

April 11, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

By just mixing and analyzing your manure, the risk of over- or under-applying nitrogen goes down immensely.

How Much Available N is in Your Manure?

April 10, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Penn State Extension

The answer depends on a lot of factors, including actual manure nutrient content and the timing of manure application and incorporation relative to crop need.

How to Get the Most Out of Spring Soil Sampling

March 26, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Minnesota Crop News

Given that the purpose of a soil test is to provide guidance in fertilizer application, here are five key components to getting the soil test right.

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Fertilizer Expenses Creep Upward

After slashing their fertilizer bill nearly 27% in 2016, no-tillers battled to keep their spending on applied nutrients to a 4% increase last year.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 10, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

After having made considerable cuts to their fertilizer spending in 2016, No-Till Farmer readers fought hard to hold on to those dollars in a bid to stay profitable in 2017. They did well, for the most part.

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