The Crop Vitality division at Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. (TKI) has opened the doors on a new research, development and innovation farm in Dinuba, California. This facility was created to develop innovative crop nutrients that will help growers meet the needs of today’s growers. The farm covers 107 acres and offers researchers the opportunity to replicate a variety of farming conditions and practices. It … Read More
Creating Environment for Yield Increases
Balancing improved nutrient use efficiency, increase return on investment from inputs, and protecting the environment from nutrient run-off has been the goal of First Farmers Coop of west-central Tennessee. “Our objective is to let return on investment drive our customers’ nutrient management programs, as well as keep our farmers proactive where environmental stewardship is concerned,” says Alan Sparkman, agronomy marketing … Read More
GROWMARK Recognizes Crop Specialists
GROWMARK is recognizing the efforts of five crop specialists who have excelled at engaging farmers in using sustainable, best-management practices. The GROWMARK Endure 4R Advocate award is given for working with farmers to increase their use of the 4R approach; applying fertilizers at the right source, right rate, right time and right place, and for encouraging growers to use a … Read More
Illinois Ag Highlights Progress Towards Nutrient Efficiency
The Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council (NREC) has been working with public and private research organizations to help understand which management practices make the most effective use of nutrients and decrease environmental impacts. Now the group has released their Annual Report for 2015. The report highlights the research projects that took place and shares the projects that successfully maximize … Read More
WinField Data Confirms Late-Season N Benefits
WinField is releasing data to help farmers get their best return on nitrogen investments. The 2015 Answer Plot Program results showed a positive yield response to split-season and late-season N applications. To help farmers identify the best way to optimize N use by corn, researchers compared the results of three different application scenarios: 1) applying their total N allotment at … 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
The Secret in the Soil
Agriculture’s efforts to better manage water have taken as step forward with the work of Daniel Hirmas, a professor at the University of Kansas. He and his team are using MLT scanners to predict water movement within the soil– a study which could lead to correct predictions of recharge rates of aquifers, predict how areas will react to climate change, … Read More
Research Leads to More Food with Fewer Resources
Science and agriculture have been working together to feed a rapidly growing population and increasing yields is one of the most important factors in that food production. Because yields are largely determined by a plant’s reaction to the stresses of drought, climate change and salinization of fields researchers at Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences, the University of … Read More
Agricen Releases New Film About Farming
A new film has been release by Agricen, a Loveland Products Company. The 25-minute film, “Prove It to Me,” follows five growers over the course of the 2015 growing season. It covers experiences, concerns and opportunities familiar to all growers– the realities of farm economics and Mother Nature. Each of the growers featured in the film uses Loveland Products’ Accomplish® … Read More