During challenging times, producers may worry about changing farming practices or find it hard to maintain new ones. Yet, soil health and good stewardship practices are as important during times …
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Do winter cover crop seeding rates, soil type effect soybean production?
• By Donna S. Gentry and Lisa M. Fultz • Integrating winter cover crops into an agricultural system is not new, but the potential for improved soil health and crop …
Read More »UGA Southeast REC hosts annual field day online Aug. 12
University of Georgia faculty will share the latest research on cotton, soybeans, corn and other southeast Georgia crops during the annual Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center Field Day held …
Read More »Research looks at effects of winter crops on soybeans
How do winter crops affect your soybean production? Sixth-generation farmer and graduate student MaKayla Gross gives an update on her research project that will provide producers with new information on …
Read More »Farmers learn about soil health at Clemson conference
Healthy crops begin with healthy soil and researchers with the Clemson University’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program are teaching farmers how they can benefit from keeping their soils fit. …
Read More »Tri-State Soybean Forum slated for Jan. 3 in Dumas, Arkansas
Soybean growers who faced weather-ravaged crops in the 2019 season will hear guidance for production and marketing decisions during the 2020 Tri-State Soybean Forum, Jan. 3, in Dumas, Arkansas. The …
Read More »Corn-soybean rotation could pose long-term soil health trade-offs
Rotating corn and soybeans, a widely used practice among Midwest farmers, potentially could contribute to long-term declines in soil organic matter, according to new research from an Iowa State University …
Read More »Tensas Parish, Louisiana, tour shows off conservation practices
Good stewardship of the land was the focus of a fall farm tour held at Somerset Plantation in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, recently. The farm, owned and operated by Jay Hardwick …
Read More »Now is prime time to consider planting a cover crop
• By Trent Roberts • This season’s weather has been very cooperative for summer cash crop harvest, but unfortunately there were also many fields that were not planted and remained …
Read More »Aug. 8 Pine Tree Field Day features comprehensive soy, rice tours
Soybean seeding rates, effects of urea application on soy protein concentration and how drones are used in multiple inlet irrigation in rice are among the topics included in the tours …
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