In many areas of Nebraska less fertilizer was applied last fall and winter than normal, and applicators have many unfilled orders. Nitrogen application for winter wheat is urgent. There's a lot to get done this spring that may cause you to change your approach to fertility.

A major tenet of sustainable agriculture is to mimic diversity that is commonly found in natural ecosystems but may be lost in agricultural terrain. There are a number of strategies for increasing biodiversity.

The activity of all foliar applied herbicides is dependent on air temperature as well as other variables.

Based on the USDA’s farm income and profitability projections for the year, Cornbelt farmers are going to need some help saving money so they can make ends meet.

The current forecast is for a wet spring with wet conditions at planting. Given this, soybean seed treatment fungicides may be a good choice in 2010, especially for early planting dates.

we have a serious, and increasing, problem with uneven distribution of N fertilizer. This problem sticks out like a sore thumb when nitrogen loss occurs, because the areas receiving low N rates have a light-green or yellow-green color that is very visible. But the uneven applications are still happening in years with low N loss, and potentially are causing yield loss in those years as well.

The potential for saturated field conditions limiting fieldwork this spring is high. Tire maintenance and selection are going to be major factors this spring in helping farmers complete spring fieldwork.

Researchers today are transforming weed control with new precision tools and application techniques that can keep herbicides precisely where they belong. As a result, farmers are able to optimize the performance of herbicides and minimize the small amounts that drift off target as they are being applied.

While many people are convinced no-till is the way to farm, many others are convinced it does not work. Clearly no-till farming can work, but failures typically occur because of one or more of these 10 reasons

Hire some earthworms. They're dirt cheap. All they ask for is some decaying organic matter to eat and undisturbed soil. And, boy, will they work!