Agriculture specifics in the federal budget
March 09, 2010
Now that we've had a bit of time to look more in depth at the federal budget, there are a few items ...

Experimenting with variable rate N, P, K & S
March 09, 2010
Variable rate applications improve yields and profits, and provide good return on investment. Read more ...

Livestock manure can help reduce fertilizer costs
March 09, 2010
Nitrogen (N) and phosphate (P) fertilizer prices have taken a roller-coaster ride during the past few ...

No-till improves soil quality & sustainability
March 09, 2010
The evidence keeps piling up: No-till combined with retaining crop residue on the field improves soil ...

The multiple personalities of barnyard grass
March 09, 2010
Barnyard grass is a major grass weed in eastern areas of the Prairies, and weed surveys indicate it ...

Crop rotation is vital to no-till success
March 02, 2010
Crop rotation is important to a successful no-till system, and it helps break weed and disease cycles. ...

Do ethanol plants affect land use?
March 02, 2010
Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago has revealed that a modern ethanol plant has negligible ...

Using climate patterns to predict corn yields
March 02, 2010
The bulk of the research to link models predicting corn yields to weather patterns has been done in ...

Western bean cutworm continues to spread
March 02, 2010
Western bean cutworm continues to expand its range throughout the eastern Great Lakes region and has ...

Will field drying corn save money?
March 02, 2010
In the fall of 2009, many farmers had to decide whether to harvest high-moisture corn and pay the extra ...