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This research report was funded by Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Johnny’s Selected Seeds. In a Nutshell Timing the fall planting of cauliflower and other slow-maturing crops is often difficult, especially when planting a new …
This research report was funded by USDA NRCS; Walton Family Foundation. In a Nutshell Interseeding cover crops into standing corn is a growing practice that allows cover crops to establish earlier in the season and opens earlier grazing …
This research report was funded by Cargill, NRCS and Walton Foundation. In a Nutshell: Planting green is a practice where farmers plant soybeans into a green and growing rye cover crop to maximize growth and benefits of the …
This research report was funded by Ceres Trust. In a Nutshell Corteva’s Utrisha N is an organic certified fertilizer amendment product that contains N-fixing bacteria and is marketed as increasing nitrogen supply to crops. Three PFI cooperators (two …
This research report was funded by Stranahan Foundation. In a Nutshell Brewers spent grain (BSG) has been shown to provide organic matter and nitrogen to soils when used as a soil amendment [1]. Kate Solko and Kyle Maxwell …
This research was funded by the Walton Foundation. In a Nutshell: • Lamb and kid castration timing may affect animal health and wellbeing, final hanging weights, and labor timing and costs. • Adam Ledvina and Bailey Lutz tested …
En resumen: Los productores de verduras utilizan cada vez más las lonas como método de cero labranza para preparar las camas de cultivo. Las agricultoras Emily Fagan y Hannah Breckbill de Humble Hands Harvest están interesadas en usar …
This research was funded by USDA-NIFA, Walton Family Foundation, Albert Lea Seed House, Green Cover, Welter Seed and Honey Co., SDSU Seed Foundation, UW Foundation Seeds and Zabel Seeds. In a Nutshell 16 oat varieties were screened at …
This research was funded by USDA-NIFA, Walton Family Foundation, Albert Lea Seed House, Green Cover, North Dakota State University and KWS. In a Nutshell: Eleven cereal rye varieties and one triticale variety were screened at four Iowa State …
This research was funded by Ceres Trust. In a Nutshell: Farmers Hannah Breckbill and Emily Fagan already grow overwintered spinach and are interested in growing a wider variety of types of greens for their customers through the late …
This research was funded by USDA-NRCS and Ceres Trust. In a Nutshell: Vegetable farmers are increasingly using tarps as a no-till method for preparing crop beds. Farmers Emily Fagan and Hannah Breckbill of Humble Hands Harvest are interested …
This research was funded by USDA-NRCS. In a Nutshell: Sixteen corn farmers performed 17 replicated strip trials testing their typical nitrogen (N) rate against that rate reduced by 15-45%. Most farms routinely used cover crops in the past …
