Agronomy: Soybeans Require Sulfur
Do soybeans respond to sulfur? That is a question that has been on my mind recently. Do we really know if they do, and [...]
Plant & Soil Health: How Does Gypsum Benefit the Soil?
As a part-time farmer I am an advocate of gypsum because I have seen it change the nature of soil. As an agronomist, however, [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Fertilizer Stewardship: The 4Rs
With increased attention to how nutrients are managed in Illinois, the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) has implemented a 4R Code of Practice, [...]
Plant & Soil Health – Time to Apply New Thinking to Fall-Applied N?
Applying nitrogen in the fall is a well-established practice in central and northern Illinois. It helps to speed up planting in the spring; however, [...]
Agronomics: Best Management Practices to Keep Phosphorus on the Field
Looking at current Ohio field research and the literature available on the topic of minimizing losses of phosphorus at the edge of the field [...]
Agronomics: Fall Herbicide Treatments – What Else Remains to be Said?
We have published articles about fall herbicide treatments in C.O.R.N. over most of the last five years or more. Readers can check the archives [...]
Agronomics: Keying in on Phosphorus Availability
Most phosphate goes on in the fall as dry material and either as MAP (monoammonium phosphate) or DAP (diammonium phosphate)—often blended with potash (potassium [...]
Agronomics: 5 Reasons to Fertilize in the Fall
After harvest, farmers have the option of fertilizing fields with potassium and phosphorous in the fall — or waiting until spring. There are several [...]
Agronomics: Fall Nutrient Management Practices
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.-Now’s the time to be thinking about best management practices to protect against nutrient loss during the post-harvest time period. “Regarding cover crop [...]
Diagnostics: Top Dressing Nitrogen on Soybeans
There is a lot of interest in applying nitrogen on soybeans as more growers are willing to go to greater lengths to improve soybean [...]
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