Concerns among no-tillers about the impact of high nitrogen (N) rates on soil acidity appear to be on the increase. And it’s more of a problem with continuous no-till since some growers are spreading less lime due to increasing soil organic matter and decomposition.
There appears to be an attempt to improve soil health in a number of tilled fields, but South Dakota State University Extension warns that it's only a Band-Aid to solving a bigger problem.
A new documentary about extreme drought, agriculture and the continuing water crisis in the western U.S. underscores why adoption of no-till, improved soil health, precision irrigation and other conservation tools is critically important.
The Soil Health Partnership shares five things growers need to know regarding the potential for crop roots, including roots from cover crops, in clogging tile drainage.
Blake Vince doesn’t believe farmers are facing a nutrient runoff problem, but something else.
“We have a soil water infiltration problem,” he told a group of people attending the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority Farm to Coast tour.
Yield monitor data can help growers make decisions on water management practices, nitrogen and other nutrients, diseases and more, says Michigan State University Extension.
I’ve been thinking about the value of water and what this resource means to our communities. Since we’ve tapped into this resource we have experienced significant economic growth in our agricultural community, primarily with center pivot irrigation.
If you’re irrigating crops on the Great Plains you’ve no doubt heard about the declining water levels in the Ogallala aquifer and the implications for farmers and communities in several states.
Research from Ohio State University indicates that Ohio growers are doing a good job managing phosphorus levels and cite reduced erosion as one of the keys to preventing surface runoff of the nutrient.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, Gregg Sanford, Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial manager, reveals how no-till is stacking up to other major systems in year 34 of the trial.
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