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| WINTER |
| Good Residue Management Improves Soil Productivity FFF Review Helps produce a more favorable high-yield environment for the conversion of residue into organic matter. (PDF, 3 pages, 67 KB) |
| Timing And Placement One Key to High Yields Dr. Stanley A. Barber Purdue scientist shows how strip placement of fluids is superior to broadcasting. (PDF, 2 pages, 22 KB) |
| Fertility Management A Must For High-Profit Yields Bill Lohry All-encompassing strategy must be developed and implemented to overcome obstacles that can drain profits from high-yielding reduced-till crops. (PDF,3 pages, 67 KB) |
| SPRING |
| Doing Things Right Francis Childs Iowa corn champ tells how he has been able to top 300 bu/A. (PDF, 2 pages, 55 KB) |
| Reviving High-yield Production Systems Dr. Harold E. Reetz, Jr. Space-age technology is providing some important tools to help meet the challenges of the next century. (PDF, 3 pages, 240 KB) |
| Subsurface Drip System Fine Tunes Nutrient Management For High Yields Dr. Norris L. Powell Virginia researcher also shows the importance of monitoring soil makeup and moisture in attaining high yields. (PDF, 3 pages, 106 KB) |
| SUMMER |
| Corn Yield Responses to Starters Vary with Climatic Conditions Drs. E,C. Varsa and S.A. Ebelhar Nitrapyrin additions to fluid starters have significant effect on early growth in 1996 trials conducted by Illinois researchers. (PDF, 3 pages, 21 KB) |
| Annual/Biennial Applications of P Compared in No-till and Chisel Plow Dr. G.W. Rehm Researcher finds variance between tillage systems in corn yield response to biennial applications. (PDF, 3 pages, 23 KB) |
| High Fertilizer Rates Placed Near Seed Benefit Wheat/Canola Drs. L.D. Bailey and C.A. Grant Studies, using fluids on zero- and conventional-till, show greater risk with canola than wheat. (PDF, 4 pages, 24 KB) |
| Zone-tillage an Alternative to No-till And Chisel Plow? Dr. R. R. Wolkowski Wisconsin scientist makes case for practice, citing it meets conservation goals with less potential of depressing yields. (PDF, 2 pages, 17 KB) |
| FALL |
| Response To Starter Combinations Varies With Corn/Sorghum Hybrids Drs.W.B. Gordon and G. M. Pierzynski Kansas first-year trials using fluid combinations suggest responses can be economical for some hybrids, even on soils that are not low in available nutrients. (PDF, 3 pages, 206 KB) |
| Corn Responds Best To Spokewheel Injected UAN In Ridge-till Trials Drs.G.W. Randall, T.K. Iragavarapu, B.R. Bock Minnesota scientists seek optimal N efficiency and minimal ammonia volatilization in four-year study. (PDF, 4 pages, 250 KB) |
| Starters Boost Yields Of Corn Rotated With Cotton by Drs. Henry J. Mascangni, Jr. and Donald J. Boquet Louisiana three-year study shows that planting date and hybrid selection can affect corn reponse to fluid starters. (PDF, 3 pages, 22 KB) |
| Nitrification Inhibitor Boosts Corn Yields Dr. Sterling Olsen, D.F. Champion, Dr. Calvin Pearson, Harold Golus Colorado researchers combine UAN with nitrapyrin to increase amount of N available to plant in the NH4+ and NO3- forms. (PDF, 2 pages, 34 KB) |
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