Climate Corporation’s Climate FieldView products are among the most exciting innovations that GROWMARK’s Ron Milby has seen come along for agriculture in the past two decades. “I’ve been involved with precision ag for over 20 years and just having satellite images so you can see what’s going on, that really is a tremendous value,” says Milby, GROWMARK’s executive director for … Read More
Legume Trees Found to be Sustainable Source of Nitrogen
Silvopastoral systems refer to the combination of putting crops and livestock in the same location for the benefit of both, and that is just what Jose Dubeux Jr. hopes to accomplish. Dubeux, an assistant professor of Agronomy at North Florida Research & Education Center, spent a lot of time on his grandparents’ farm in Brazil as a child. Now he’s … Read More
Microbial Content Could Change Future of Soil Testing
If soil sampling for information about fertilizer application or soil pH is important on your farm then changes may be in your future. The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) recently released a blog post that goes into detail about the presence of microbes in the soil how that affects nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium recommendations. “In a recent Canadian study, straw … Read More
Sinor Chemical Appoints NBPT Business Manager
Sinor Chemical Industry Co., Limited announces the appointment of Andrew Semple as Business Manager for NBPT in North, and South America, and the European Union. NBPT is the world’s most popular nitrogen stabilizer for urea, which is the most widely used nitrogen fertilizer on a global basis. SinorChem is an innovator in the production of NBPT, with the development of … Read More
FarmLogs Unveils New Offer at #Classic16
FarmLogs had a big announcement to make last week at the 2016 Commodity Conference. The upcoming growing season will bring many changes to the company’s offerings, all designed to help them fulfill their mission of helping growers be more profitable. Nitrogen monitoring and variable rate prescriptions top the list of things growers can look forward to from Farmlogs. In the … Read More
Nitrogen Management Goes Mobile with Encirca App
DuPont Pioneer announced the released of their Encirca Yield Nitrogen app last week at the 2016 Commodity Classic. This new mobile app allows growers to track their fields’ nitrogen levels from a smartphone or tablet. “Encirca℠ services continues to offer new tools and services to increase grower productivity and sustainability,” said Eric Boeck, DuPont Pioneer Marketing director, Encirca℠ services. “This mobile … Read More
New Program Assess Fertilizer Management Tools
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has just launched NutrientStar, a new science-based program that reviews the performance of commercially available nutrient management tools. Nitrogen is one of the most critical nutrients for row crops, but as much as 50 percent of what a grower puts on his field is not absorbed by crops. This contributes to air and water pollution … Read More
Trials Show NutriMag Maximizes Yield
For farmers looking to maximize yields while minimizing, costs, NutriMag is proving to be a solution for potato, corn, soybean, alfalfa and wheat growers. A new series of trials by Innovative AgSolutions all showed increases in yield and produced visibly healthier plants. “The NutriMag™ treated wheat is yielding in some areas – up to 30 bushels per acre more than … Read More
Happy N-Month from @GROWMARK
Nitrogen is one of the most important inputs for growers so with the new year and preparing for the coming growing season GROWMARK has proclaimed right now N-Month. GROWMARK Director of Strategic Agronomy Marketing Lance Ruppert says this is a good time of the year for particularly corn farmers to take some time to consider strategic ways to manage nitrogen … Read More
NutriSphere-N Shown to Increase Corn Yield
Three years of study have shown NutriSphere-N Nitrogen Fertilizer Manger to increase yields more than 10 bushel per acre on corn when applied through a center-pivot irrigation system. Irrigation Research Foundation, a private, non-profit, independent research and demonstration farm located in Yuma, Colorado provided the research. Executive Director, Charles Corey, explains that use of NutriSphere-N made nitrogen more available for plants, regardless … Read More