Soil
Despite wet weather, farmers are making serious progress with planting. Here’s an update on how the season is shaping up in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Results from a new survey reveal that between 25% and 50% of corn and soybean growers adopt the use of cover crops when their trusted adviser has been planting them, as well.
While macronutrients and micronutrients such as zinc, iron, and manganese contribute to high yields, yield champs say don’t overlook the importance of having soil pH in place first.
When that corn crop comes up this spring, you want it to be green and stay green. One potential issue: if you’re using urea surface-applied, work it in right away or use a urease inhibitor. Make sure the N doesn’t gas off.
The company says this will be its largest field-trial program to date, giving farmers the opportunity to see the performance of industry leading products in their own fields.
Having a soil pH in the neutral to 6.8 range across corn acres can help growers get the best performance from their fertility program — achieving higher yields with better ROI.
New Product of the Year runner-up RhizoSorb puts an emphasis on phosphorus sustainability from start to finish.
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Discover the pros and cons of adding common soil amendments to control pH, improve soil structure, add nutrients and more.
Prioritizing soil health with cover crops and a diverse crop rotation is allowing Jeff Sather to save on fertilizer, enhance drought resilience and market direct to consumers.
Progress has been made toward no-till, reduced tillage and cover crop adoption, but one expert says it may not be enough to overcome existing social, financial and technical barriers to adoption
December might provide an opportunity. Another consideration is moving to no-till. Ferrie also addresses recouping dollars on ground that is going into solar projects.
Avoid applying anhydrous ammonia prematurely and losing its availability for next year’s corn crop. Good application decisions can save you a lot of money, time and effort.
In addition to planting soybeans early and applying fungicide, Dan Vogel puts on the appropriate amount of nutrients for the given year, instead of trying to bank nutrients or apply a two-year spread.
Limestone is a cost-effective input, often yielding the highest ROI when correcting soil pH. Soil tests reveal that low pH is a prevalent issue, affecting around 40% of Illinois farmed acres.
All substance and no flash might best describe the fertilizer strategy Wisconsin farmer Clark Riemer is banking on to fuel his 2025 corn crop.
Take a controlled, calibrated approach to the process, advises Ken Ferrie. That will help you build a framework for high yields next season and protect soil nutrient levels in the process.
As you begin to rein in production costs, big ticket items such as fertilizer naturally get a lot of scrutiny. Now’s the time to think through how you’ll best allocate available dollars for nutrients.
Soil Scientist Outlines New Soil Health Focus for Company
So far, 12 states out of the 18 total reporting acres of corn planted are ahead of the five year average.
RhizeBio cofounder Doug Tole joins host Paul Neiffer for Episode 143 of the Top Producer Podcast.
BASF’s new website, SCNFields.com, is dedicated to helping growers manage risk against Soybean Cyst Nematode.
You’ve removed dense and compacted soil layers, balanced fertility and pH through the profile and set up your soil for vertical farming. Here are the final boxes to check to move away from horizontal farming.
A chocolate layer cake is good. Layers of dense or compacted soil aren’t so good. Once you’ve probed or dug and found the layers put in place by horizontal farming tools, it’s time to remove them. Here’s how.
To help growers create an effective management plan for controlling soybean cyst nematode (SCN), the SCN Coalition shares five key steps to take.
Removing compaction and density layers before transitioning to a vertical system can add 15 bu. to 20 bu. per acre and might lower cost of production, according to Farm Journal Test Plot research.
Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie shares two videos to explain how to successfully set and operate your hybrid chisel and inline ripper.
Paying attention to the “right place” component of the 4Rs can help minimize yield loss due to nitrogen deficiency in a cost-effective way.
Regenerative agriculture strives to work with nature rather than against it. It’s about reversing degradation and building up the soil to make it healthier than its current state.
The recent soil dust cloud catastrophe in central Illinois is a wake-up call from Mother Nature suggesting all of agriculture needs to implement more sustainable production practices. We owe it to future generations.
Nestled in an old barn sat 8,000 mason jars filled with soil dating back to 1862. Now the plan is to revisit the 450 sampling locations spanning 21 million crop acres for insights into soil fertility and conservation.