The efficient application of phosphorus fertilizers in no-till systems is crucial for achieving optimal crop yields. However, several challenges are associated with fall-applied phosphorus, such as fixation in soil, runoff and leaching, soil pH, and the misconception that banked phosphorus is always available.
Tom Barcellos is a conservation agriculture trailblazer on the West Coast. The Tipton, Calif., native was the first in his area to move away from the plow when he started no-tilling 26 years ago.
When no-tillers and researchers talk about the benefits of soil microbes populating the root zone of field crops, the conversation generally revolves around more efficient plant use of nitrogen and potential reductions in losses of plant life’s hard-to-hang-onto primary food source.
Running a nitrogen (N) applicator bar ahead of planting reduces Arlington, Iowa, no-tiller Tim Recker’s N use and increases his operational efficiency.
There are few crops as frustrating after harvest as corn. The stalk residue can pop tires, delay spring warm-up, increase NPK availability, and get in the way of spring planting. You may end up asking yourself, “How can I better manage my corn stalks after harvest?”
Despite numerous studies indicating that glyphosate is safe, ongoing public debate still leads to questions concerning what the impact would be if this popular herbicide was no longer available to no-tillers.
The 10th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference captured a growing interest in strip-till as over 400 attendees, including 197 first timers, traveled to Bloomington, Ill., for the 3-day event.
When I came back to our Haxtun, Colo., farm in 2016, my dad agreed to continue doing the bookkeeping if I did the physical labor. Now that we raise 12 or more crops per year, direct market farm products and so much more, he regularly complains he got the short end of the stick. But he complains with a smile.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.
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