Bargains in manure 

By: Karen McMahon

Two firms help growers find sources of manuerCrop farmers looking for a bargain may want to apply manure on their fields this spring. Crop experts estimate...

Adding nitrogen to soybeans may boost yields 

Research published last year in the Journal of Production Agriculture showing a yield response to mid-season nitrogen applications on irrigated soybeans...

Crops 

Soybean sendoffAvailable in limited quantities, two new soybean varieties from Great Lakes Hybrids complement its Roundup Ready lines. XP 8324 STS, a...

New from Sunbelt Ag Expo 

By: Karen McMahon and Mike Boyatt

Separating manure A nursery for calves, an air-cushioned ride for grain, and tractors from Italy, India and China - we're bringing it all to you from...

Spray when it pays 

For just a moment, compare your weed-control program to a boxing match. In one corner stands your tender corn crop. In another, tough weeds flex their...

An evolution in waste 

By: Jodie Wehrspann

An offshoot of a system used to treat sewage from 12 Mexican villages is now being tested on Midwest hog confinement operations to reduce odor and eliminate...

The haste of waste 

By: Jodie Wehrspann

If manure application is a bottleneck, here are tips to help keep it flowing.Inside Hydro Engineering, the voice of company president Thomas Huffman is...

What mixture goes where? Starter fertilizer 

By: Tom Dodge

While no-tillers are trumpeting starter fertilizer to enhance early plant growth in cool, wet conditions, with the potential for added yield later, Steve...

Invisible Menace 

By: Tom Dodge

If you have never caught a whiff of anhydrous ammonia, consider yourself lucky.On a busy, bright May morning several years ago, with early season tillage...

Keep NH3 Under Control 

By: Tom Dodge

Products to better place, monitor, and secure anhydrous have recently been introduced. Some include:Mole knife. Strip tillers across the country have...