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pH and Water Modifications to Improve Pesticide Performance

April 17, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The water carrier of pesticides may influence the overall effectiveness of the pesticide used for control. Knowing some basics of water can be useful in protecting yields in crops.

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.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Tackle Herbicide-Resistant Weeds with Cereal Rye

Preliminary results from a Penn State study confirm just how effective cover crops, especially cereal rye, can be on tough no-till weeds.

By Laura Barrera posted on September 20, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Preliminary results from a Penn State study confirm just how effective cover crops, especially cereal rye, can be on tough no-till weeds.

Soil Moisture by the Numbers

June 5, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Do you ever wonder how much moisture you really can store for your crop? It all depends on your soil, says Penn State Extension.

Select 2015 Seed With Disease In Mind

November 4, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

As you finish up your harvest and sit down to think about your seed options for next year, consider your options when it comes to genetic resistance to disease.

New Machines Do Your No-Till, Cover Crop Bidding

Whether it’s interseeders, highboys or even robots, manufacturers are taking innovative cover-crop seeding equipment, born in the shops of no-tillers and researchers, and bringing them to the marketplace.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

In the near future, more no-tillers and strip-tillers than ever before will be able to purchase cutting-edge, cover-crop seeding machines that used to be reserved for field days, research farms and expert welders.

Failed Aerial Seeding Of Cover Crops Reported

October 9, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Reports are coming in from no-till farmers who cannot find seedlings in fields that received aerial application of cover crop seeds in late summer.

Foul Fall Likely Means More Spring-Applied Fertilizer

A late harvest, poor weather and high prices mean more no-tillers will be looking to apply more fertilizer this spring than usual.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on February 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Fertilizer was a painful input for most no-tillers in 2008. Growing world demand (up 14% — a growth equal to the entire U.S. market, according to The Fertilizer Institute), high production costs, increased transportation expense and a faltering U.S. dollar all contributed to record-high prices for major nutrients.

Is Tillage OK Once Every 10 Years?

There are better ways than moldboard plowing to reduce potential phosphorus runoff in no-tilled fields, experts say.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on June 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Is there a benefit to moldboard plowing a no-till field once every 10 years? A recent article, “Changing Tillage, Changing Nutrient Management,” in the Spring 2008 issue of Plant Nutrition Today suggested that continuous no-till can lead to accumulation of phosphorus (P) at the soil surface, causing higher P concentrations in runoff.

Your No-Till Soils Could Stand Some Improvement

Penn State soil scientist says there are several things you should do to make your no-till soils perform even better.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Soil Health

Just because you are no-tilling, it doesn’t mean that you are doing the best you can for the soil structure of the land that you farm, Sjoerd Duiker says.

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