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New Strategy for Growing Cereal Crops with Less Fertilizer

August 11, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops. The discovery could save farmers in the United States billions of dollars annually in fertilizer costs while also benefiting the environment.

Sustaining Success Through Superior Soil

For Waco, Neb. no-tiller Scott Gonnerman, less is more when it comes to fertilizer, insecticide and residue disturbance, setting the framework for generations to come on his family-run operation.

By James DeGraff posted on September 13, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

Innovation can take many forms in agriculture. For Waco, Neb., no-tiller Scott Gonnerman, simplicity and tradition are his chosen pathways to progress on his 250-acre operation.

Using Strip-Till to Cut Field Costs, Dial Back Nitrogen Rates

Minnesota farmers Nancy and Jerry Ackermann credit strip-till, split nitrogen applications and cover crops for helping them reach 200-bushel corn yields on 140 pounds of nitrogen.

By Ian Gronau posted on December 17, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

Nancy and Jerry Ackermann have been strip-tilling corn and no-tilling soybeans and alfalfa on their 1,200-acre farm in southwest Minnesota for 15 years. Coming from conventional tillage practices, the transition began on a small 50-acre test plot.

California Farmers Grow Tomatoes with Half the Nitrogen and a Third Less Water

November 4, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Source: NRCS

By using cover crops, reduced equipment passes and subsurface irrigation, Sano Farms has improved their organic matter from 0.5% to 3% and grow 50-ton-per-acre tomatoes with fewer inputs.

Soil Nitrate-N Availability After Cover Crops

August 24, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Source: Michigan State University Extension

Manured fields are good candidates for the pre-sidedress soil nitrate test, but nitrogen credit following legume crops is unpredictable and will likely depend on the stand density and timely termination.

Field-by-Field Strip-Till Tweaks Improve Yields, Soil Health

Indiana strip-tiller Doug Davenport has spent 15 years experimenting with slight changes in fertilizer application, cover crops and equipment setups to get the most from his strip-till system.

By Ian Gronau posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Doug Davenport's 4,000-acre operation reinforces the idea that one size does not fit all for farming. The Kingman, Ind., strip-tiller has spent many years — and plans to spend many more — figuring out field-by-field the best management practices on his farm.

Using Cover Crop Benefits As a Primer for Cold Cash

Shenandoah, Iowa, no-tiller Chris Teachout says cover crops are fortifying soils and boosting yields in his non-GMO, corn-soybean rotation.

By Julia Debes posted on March 14, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Chris Teachout compares his cover crop philosophy to taking a new gun out on a bear hunt: No hunter uses a new gun on the big hunt without practicing with it first to work out all the kinks.

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