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On-Farm Research and Demonstration:

Cropping Systems

Establishing Red Clover, Hairy Vetch and Turnips at Last Cultivation of Corn (2009)
Cover Crops' Effect on Cash Crop Yield (2009)
Bioenergy Diversity from Sustainable Systems and Crops (2009)
Aphid Resistance in Organic Soybean Production, (2009)
Comparison of High-methionine Maize (2009)
Low-Linolenic Oil Organic Soybeans (2005)
Seed Treatments (2004-2007)
Matching the Hybrid and the Year (2005)
Breeding Corn for Sustainable Agriculture (2004-2007)
Triticale - A Step Towards Diversity (2004)
Flax as a Niche Crop (2004-2007)
Fitting Flax in the Rotation (2007)
Oat Crown Rust vs. Biodiversity (2004-2007)
Evolving Our System-What Didn't Work and What is Working Now (2007)
Corn Breeding for Quality (2003)
Biological Control of Soybean Aphid (2003)
Triticale- Is This My Beautiful Alternative Crop? (2003)
Klinge/Tidwell Cropping Systems Analysis (2003)
Thompson Cropping System Analysis (2003)
Corn Variety Trials (2002)
Cropping Systems (2002)
Organic Soybeans Production Budget (2001)
Variety Comparisons (2001)
Variety and Planting Trials (2000)
Strip Intercropping - Walking and Jumping in a Dry Year (2000)
1999 Organic Soybeans Production Budget (2000)
Variety and Planting Trials (1999)
IPM and Seed Trials (1999)
Cropping Systems (1999)
Strip Intercropping - Taking Advantage (1999)
Multiple Treatment Variety Trials (1998)
IPM and Planting Trials (1998)
Organic and Conventional Corn (1998)
Strip Harvesting to Manage Potato Leaf Hopper in Alfalfa (1998)
Fungal Control of Corn Borer (1998)
Weed Managment Trials (1998)
Multiple-Treatment Weed and Planting Trials (1998)
Strip Intercropping (1998)
Crop Varieties and Engineered Genetics (1997)
Fungal Control of Corn Borer -- Year Two (1997)
Optimizing Biotic Mortality to Reduce Insecticide Use in Alfalfa (1997)
Oats and Seed Firmers (1997)
Specialty Crop Production Systems (1997)
First Year experience with Organic Corn (1997)
More Planting Trials (1997)
Strip Intercropping: Life on the Edge (1997)
Variety Trials (1996)
Dave and Lisa Lubben Profile (1996)
Planting Trials (1996)
Paul and Karen Mugge Profile (1996)
Richard and Sharon Thompson Profile (1996)
Strip Intercropping: Yields and "Bugs" (1996)
Rootworms in Strip Intercropping (1996)
IPM Projects: Learning to Work with the Agricultural Ecosystem (1996)
Corn Borer Control with the Fungus Beauveria (1996)
Trichogramma Wasps for European Corn Borer at New Melleray Abbey (1996)
Improving IPM (1996)
Testing the Fungus Beauveria on Corn Borer: Three Cooperators Perspectives (1996)
My Experience with IPM and Biological Control of Alfalfa Weevil and Potato Leafhopper (1996)
Biologicals (1995)
Other Seed and Seeding Trials (1995)
Biological Control of Corn Borer (1995)
Biological Control of Alfalfa Weevil-1 (1995)
Biological Control of Alfalfa Weevil- II (1995)
Strip Intercropping (1995)
Nitrogen (1994)
Biologicals and Unconventional Products (1994)
Corn Population Trials (1994)
Miscellaneous Trials (1994)
Narrow Strip Intercropping (1994)
Miscellaneous Trials (1993)
Narrow Strip Intercropping (1993)
Miscellaneous Trials (1992)
Tillage Trials (1992)
Narrow Strip Intercropping (1992)
Other Trials of Interest (1991)
Narrow Strip Intercropping (1991)
Nitrogen Trials (1990)
Oat Trials (1990)
Tillage (1990)
And More (1990)
Nitrogen Experiments (1989)
Tillage Trials (1989)
Cover Crops (1989)
Fall Legume Cover Crops (1988)
Biological Additions (1988)
Insecticide (1988)
What is P.F.I. (1987)
On-Farm Diesel Production

Soils/Fertility

Fertility Trials (2003)
Fertility Trials, Field Crops (2002)
Fertility Trials, Vegetable Crops (2002)
Fertility Paradigms (2001)
Nitrogen and Seed Treatment Trials (2000)
Manure and Compost (2000)
Starter Fertilizer (2000)
Fertility Paradigms (2000)
Nitrogen (1999)
Other Fertility Research (1999)
Fertility Paradigms (1999)
Nitrogen (1998)
Manure Trials (1998)
More Fertility Trials (1998)
Deep Banding--One Year Later (1997)
Livestock Manure--Crop Response and Economics (1997)
Manure Source Trial at the Ken Rosmann Farm (1997)
Nitrogen (1997)
P, K, and Lime (1996)
N and Manure (1996)
Berseem Clover Before Corn (1995)
Using the Late Spring Test (1995)
Purchased Manure (1995)
Deep Banding (1995)
Manure and Planter Row Fertilizer (1995)
Banded Fertilizers (1994)
Nitrogen (1993)
Manure Trials (1993)
Starter and Fertilizer Placement Trials (1993)
Other Fertilizer Trials (1993)
Nitrogen (1992)
Late Season Stalk Nitrate Test (1992)
Manure Trials (1992)
Starter Fertilizer Trials (1992)
Biological Soil Amendments (1992)
Other Fertility Trials (1992)
Nitrogen (1991)
Manure (1991)
Starter Fertilizers (1991)
Phosphorus and Potassium and Deep Banding (1991)
Manure (1990)
Other Fertility Trials (1990)
Other Fertility Demonstrations (1989)
Nitrogen Experiments (1988)
Side Dress Liquid Manure (1988)
Nutrient Tie Up (1988)
Food Grade Fertilizers (1998)
Nitrogen Management Using Ridge Tillage
Deep-Placement of Nutrients in Minimum Tillage Systems
Nitrogen Management Resources

Weed Management

Weed and Cover Crops (2004-07)
Let Sleeping Weeds Lie (2007)
Cover Crops with reconfigured Ridge-till (2003)
Deep Tillage (2003)
Weed Management (2002)
Assorted Questions (2001)
Weeds-Alternative Approaches (2001)
Tillage (1999)
Weed Management Trials (1999)
Tillage and Weeds (1997)
Weed Management (1996)
Weed Management Trials (1995)
Tillage (1994)
Weed Management (1994)
Tillage Trials (1993)
Weed Management Trials (1993)
Weed Trials (1992)
Forage, Cover Cropping, and Weed Management (1992)
Weed Management Trials (1991)
Cover Crops (1991)
Cover Crop Trials (1990)
Weed Trials (1990)
Weed Control Trials (1989)
Other PFI Trials (1989)
Herbicide Experiments (1988)
Weed Counts (1988)
PFI Flame Cultivation Research in Corn – Effectiveness and Cost
Weed Management in Ridge Tillage

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