The Soil Health Partnership shares five things growers need to know regarding the potential for crop roots, including roots from cover crops, in clogging tile drainage.
Conducting an infiltration test will allow growers to get an idea of how much water their soil can hold for crop use, says Michigan State University Extension.
In wet conditions, the best choice a grower can make is to stay away from the field and avoid trafifc on wet soil to reduce soil compaction, says Iowa State University Extension.
It’s possible to reduce field losses from the combine to just 1 bushel per acre or less if the crop is standing reasonably well, says Iowa State University Extension.
Ohio State University Extension reminds growers of the legal requirements for applying manure and shares some tips for keeping phosphorus and nitrogen in their fields.
With silage harvest well underway and corn grain and soybean not far behind, a number of farmers are considering cover crop establishment this fall. Remember that some herbicides can persist and potentially influence successful cover crop establishment.
While corn residue is incorporated or left on the soil surface in most fields, some growers harvest the residue for use as livestock feed and bedding. How much crop residue removal is too much?
Policymakers and extension educators have particularly linked onto soil health as a key attribute in reduction strategies for phosphorus (P) loss. Are their expectations warranted?
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