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Fertilizer Buck
Apr 7, 2015Last week, the developing crop weather story in the Midwest was one of dry soils and their potential for impeding early spring fieldwork and planting. As this week begins, it looks like Mother Nature's going to bring some much-needed ...
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Avoiding The Things You Shouldn't Be Doing This Spring
Mar 24, 2015Before you start kicking up dust this spring as planting gets rolling, make sure you're not only doing everything right but also avoiding the things you shouldn't be doing, whether it be small-scale agronomic matters or farmwide management ...
Tags: Soil test, Segments of the production equation, Agriculture
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Now Is The Ideal Time to Control Troublesome Pasture Weeds
Mar 13, 2014With no green showing in the pasture, few livestock producers are thinking about weed control, but now is the ideal time to control troublesome pasture weeds, says Dr. David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension Program livestock specialist at ...
Tags: weed control, livestock, improving forage availability
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Acid Can Prevent Nodules From Forming on The Alfalfa Roots
Mar 12, 2014Before seeding alfalfa into ground previously row-cropped, test soil acidity and adjust lime rates as needed, recommends Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist. If you’re seeding new alfalfa this spring ...
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Beginning Farmers Often Start out with Soils in Need of Improvement
Feb 7, 2014By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...
Tags: USDA, PH, Cornell University, Michigan State University
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Soil Potassium (K) Levels Have Been Routinely Tested for Many Years
Jan 21, 2014Soil potassium (K) levels have been routinely tested for many years. Historically, K levels were quite high in most South Dakota fields and therefore crop producers paid little attention to K levels or fertilization. However, in the late ...
Tags: Agriculture
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NASA's Mars Rover Has Discovered That Martian Soil Is an Awfully Lot Like Hawaiian Land
Jan 4, 2013In initial tests, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered that Martian soil is an awfully lot like Hawaiian sand. The super rover, which has been working on Mars since this past August, ran its first soil samples over the past few ...
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Brisbane Is The Capital of Queensland and Is Named After a River
Sep 15, 2012Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and is named after a river.Being one of the highly populated cities of Australia-it has neutral climatic conditions throughout the year.In the recent decade,it has also emerged as one of the commercial ...
Tags: soil testing, Brisbane, industrial equipment
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Soil Testing in a City Like Brisbane Is Even More Important Than Before
Sep 15, 2012The practical concept of Soil Testing in a city like Brisbane is even more important than before because of the geographical propensity of the city.Being named after a river and situated on the hilly side-it is prone to Soil ...
Tags: Brisbane, soil testing, industrial equipment
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We at CSI Consider Ourselves to Be Dramatically Advanced Ahead of Other Peers in Our Field
Sep 15, 2012We at CSI consider ourselves to be dramatically advanced ahead of other peers in our field.We consider not only the finer nuances of soil-but also its varied different attributes before arriving at a decision which we know has the power to ...
Tags: Brisbane, soil testing, industrial equipment
