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Are Cover Crops Right for Your Strip-Till Operation?

By Noah Newman posted on October 6, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Cover crops offer a unique solution for keeping field residue where you left it after your strip-till pass, while also providing benefits like breaking up soil compaction and nutrient cycling — but is adopting them the right call for your operation?

Nitrogen Management Following the 2016 Corn Crop

November 18, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Illinois Extension

University of Illinois Extension shares some tips on managing nitrogen after harvest based on need rather than applying it "just in case."

Understanding Nitrogen in Soils

February 11, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

University of Minnesota Extension explains the nitrogen cycle, how nitrogen can transform and end up leaving the soil through the atmosphere or local waterways.

Iowa Utility to Sue Over Nitrates

January 6, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Timothy Meinch, Des Moines Register

Des Moines Water Works will file a federal suit against three rural counties in northwest Iowa, an action that could trigger far-reaching effects on how states approach water quality regulation.

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