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 November 07, 2014 As a part-time farmer I am an advocate of gypsum because I have seen it change the nature of soil. |
 November 07, 2014 With increased attention to how nutrients are managed in Illinois, the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) has implemented a 4R Code of Practice, which helps growers manage nutrients as a system, with special attention to the “4R’s” of nutrient management: right source, right rate, right time,... |
 November 06, 2014 Purple seed stain, also known as Cercospora leaf blight, has been positively identified on soybeans in several Kansas fields this year. |
 November 06, 2014 Harvest has begun, which means farmers are spending more time in their combines and have their eye on their yield monitors. |
 November 06, 2014 Applying nitrogen in the fall is a well-established practice in central and northern Illinois. |
 November 06, 2014 Corn returns in 2014 likely will be negative on many farms, with losses near $100 per acre on cash rent farmland in northern Illinois (farmdoc daily, October 24, 2014). |