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Genetics open the door, management determines how far

Soil compaction impacts root depth and available water. It can severely limit available nutrients.

October 18, 2022

Soil compaction impacts root depth and available water. It can severely limit available nutrients.

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Proactively avoiding the nutrient depletion of forage fields

Nutrient depletion, especially in the current state of world affairs, is becoming a major issue. As we look to fulfill a major part of animal nutrition within the acreage available, consider what inputs will give the soil its longest, most productive lifespan.

August 29, 2022

Scott Fleming

The fertility of samples arriving at soil analysis laboratories throughout the nation has been dropping. Many theories exist about why this is occurring. With rising input prices, are growers not keeping up with maintenance applications?

The investment of hay

May 30, 2022

Ben Jensen

The price tags on agricultural goods, along with other day-to-day necessities, are changing by the week. In the last few months, we have seen huge spikes in the markets, both up and down, as our needed suppliers and purchasers deal with shortages.

Dialing in the alfalfa nitrogen credit for fertilizer savings

April 30, 2022

Martha Hoffman Kerestes

A January 2022 webinar from Utah State University Extension addressed the results of alfalfa nitrogen credit studies looking at whether corn or small grains responded to nitrogen applications in the first two years after alfalfa termination.

Equipment Hub: Granular fertilizers – single-product vs. multiple-product spreading

March 31, 2022

Philip Loduha

Before or after crop harvest, or between alfalfa cuttings, it is critical to ensure the crop has the appropriate nutrients replenished for maximum yield.

When phosphorus makes you money

February 28, 2022

Thomas Kilcer

With the price/supply squeeze coming tighter during spring fertilizer purchases, farmers are looking for options that will still support high yields. It has been clear from looking at soil samples over the past 40 years that fields with regular manure applications are testing high to very high in phosphorus (P).

High nitrates and how to manage

February 28, 2022

Hayes Goosey

Livestock producers are often confronted with how to feed high-nitrate forages. The concern with nitrate consumption by livestock is the rapid conversion of nitrate to nitrite in the rumen.

The rising cost of fertilizers: Not a one-year fix

February 28, 2022

Ritika Lamichhane, Eva Nambi, and Olga S. Walsh

Fertilizers play a very significant role in agricultural production, with 30% to 50% of the world crop yields being attributed to fertilizer use. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are the primary fertilizers used in the agriculture sector.

Biochar: How soil can store more carbon

February 28, 2022

Heather Smith Thomas

Biochar is a supercharcoal made by heating any residual biomass – for example, corncobs, husks or stalks, potato or soy residues, grass hay, rice or wheat straw, woody forestry residues, etc. – with little or no oxygen.

A primer on soil carbon and carbon markets

December 31, 2021

Dustin Sawyer

Soil carbon markets are one of the latest incentives to move the agricultural community toward more sustainable, eco-conscious practices.

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Genetics open the door, management determines how far

Proactively avoiding the nutrient depletion of forage fields

The investment of hay

Dialing in the alfalfa nitrogen credit for fertilizer savings

Equipment Hub: Granular fertilizers – single-product vs. multiple-product spreading

When phosphorus makes you money

High nitrates and how to manage

The rising cost of fertilizers: Not a one-year fix

Biochar: How soil can store more carbon

A primer on soil carbon and carbon markets

Teff grass: Where it fits and where it doesn’t

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