Anhydrous ammonia (82% N) is applied as a gas from high pressure tanks through tubes and anhydrous knifes that inject ammonia (NH3+) six to eight inches below the surface to minimize (NH3+) escape into the air.
Both commercial and part-time farmers acknowledge the great value of soil organic matter. Unfortunately, few understand the extend of change in soil that can be accomplished even when good management practices are followed.
Soil compaction is the increase in bulk density and decrease in soil porosity caused by heavy loads when too wet. It decreases water infiltration, increases runoff and restricts root growth.
Jerry Grigar, a retired NRCS staffer who now farms a small acreage north of Lansing, Mich., shares his advice for planting cereal rye cover crops during drought years.
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During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.
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