After three years, soybean yield dipped slightly after a cover crop, and added fertilizer improved yield in only one of three locations.
Could managing nitrogen and sulfur be the key to protecting soybean yield after cereal rye? Learn what ISA checkoff-funded research is uncovering in this study.
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