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March 15, 2019 by Stephanie Porter and Stephanie Smith Why is there such interest in sulfur (S) now and why is it important for our yields? Sulfur deposits have changed dramatically over the years due in part to air quality improvement efforts. Owners of coal-fired power plants have invested more in scrubbers, decreasing the amount of acid rain we receive. Acid rain brought atmospheric sulfur to our soil, and now... |
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March 13, 2019 In this webinar we go in-depth and learn more about how aggregates are an important part of a healthy soil. We’ll start with the basics of how aggregates form, what stabilizes them and how they naturally turnover with time. We’ll also talk about how to evaluate aggregation using a shovel in the field along with options for analyses in the lab. The benefits of stable aggregation are not just physical, but also biological. This is part of why... |
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March 10, 2019 There has been a lot, and I mean a lot, of buzz lately around lowering soybean populations. There are many studies showing soybeans planted at lower populations either meet or exceed yields of soybeans planted at higher populations. There are also growers who are achieving very high soybean yields describing how they planted at lower populations. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you are considering lowering your soybean planting... |
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March 05, 2019 2018 Master Adviser, Kevin Nelson, sat down with Shark Farmer Radio to talk about the honor of receiving the Master Adviser award, starting a new business, and traveling to Nicaragua on an agricultural mission to help improve management practices for farmers there. ... |
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March 03, 2019 One-quarter to one-third of all arable land on Earth has been taken out of production due to soil degradation. Locations like Syria and Libya were once verdant pockets of food production, but thousands of years of agricultural use has eroded soil to the point of desertification.
“Soil degradation is not a new problem,” David Montgomery told attendees at the recent Conservation Cropping seminars. “It is happening... |
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March 01, 2019 U.S. soybean yields have been trending upwards and Illinois soybean yields are running 6.5 bu/A above the trendline, according to the University of Illinois FarmDoc website.
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