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Crop Production
Want 200-Bu. Corn? You’ll Need 34 Pounds Of Sulfur Per Acre
Sulfur is essential to high corn yields.
November 15, 2020 12:28 PM
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Darrell Smith
Crop Production
10 Ways To Get The Optimum Benefits From Nitrogen
Here are 10 tips to efficient nitrogen use.
November 15, 2020 12:28 PM
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Darrell Smith
Tools such as the Y-Drop applicator sidedresses manganese fertilizer near the base of plants, making it easy for water to carry manganese inside through mass flow.
Crop Production
How to Fix Manganese Problems
Expect to encounter manganese issues on certain soils, plan treatment accordingly.
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
Answer these questions to help ensure you’re ready to treat pests in a timely fashion
Crop Production
Ready, Set, Spray
Answer these questions to help ensure you’re ready to treat pests in a timely fashion
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
Attending educational events can help the pest boss and his staff keep up to date on pest threats. Such trainings range from local retailer meetings to larger gatherings sponsored by universities and industry groups.
Crop Production
Outsmart Pests With Education
Prioritize and coordinate opportunities to learn—and then share information
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
Steps to determine what ails your soil and nurse it back to good health.
Crop Production
On the Mend
Soil health involves chemical, biological and physical aspects. For now, let’s examine how physical aspects can be degraded over time and how you can improve them.
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
If soil has good structure for its type, it will have macropores, which contain water and oxygen. As soils get healthier, structure improves downward through the profile, creating the opportunity for healthier and more resilient crops.
Crop Production
Soil, Air and Water Unite
A 60/40 ratio probably makes you think of crop-share lease arrangements. But that ratio takes on new significance in terms of crop production.
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
Your Living Soil
Crop Production
Your Living Soil
Manage soil microorganisms to pave the way to healthier soil and higher yields.
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
Drainage is an important part of soil health because it manages the seasonal high water table—letting oxygen enter the soil for plant roots and soil microbes. But it often takes more than drainage to restore unhealthy soil.
Crop Production
Help Your Soil Supply More Water
You can have healthier soil that holds more water by following a three-step approach
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
Organic nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) are unavailable to plants. Microbes make nutrients available to plants by converting them to the inorganic form through a process called mineralization.
Crop Production
Boost Nutrient-Supplying Power
Microorganisms allow soil to store and release more nutrients, reducing fertilizer expense
November 15, 2020 12:26 PM
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Darrell Smith
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