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Increased crop residue provides production, cost benefits
Benefits to managing for increased residue include reduced soil erosion and equipment costs.
Preparation promotes successful winter pasture season
Consider weather, variety, soil, seedbed preparation, equipment and seed quality.
Seeding guidelines increase winter pasture productivity
A few of the benefits of sod-seeding small grain winter pasture include providing high quality forage during the winter months, providing additional forage production during the warm-season grass's dormant season and potentially reducing the need for winter supplementation.
Wheat alternatives expand winter pasture choices
The vast majority of the winter pasture in the Southern Great Plains is wheat. There are many reasons for this, including culture, the opportunity to harvest and sell grain, and government and insurance programs.
Seed Drill Calibration
Getting the correct amount of seed planted with a grain drill requires calibrating the drill before planting begins. Jim Johnson, Noble Research Institute soils and crops consultant, demonstrates step-by-step how to perform this calibration and the calculations required to determine accurate seed output.
Effect of Nitrogen Rate on Yield of Nine Warm-season Introduced Perennial Forage Varieties
When ranchers think about planting an introduced summer perennial forage variety, there are usually two questions. One is, "Do hybrid varieties that do well in research tests with heavy fertilization...
Sticky hands, clean hearts
Agriculture impacts everyone. It is a part of everything. The food we grow nourishes both our bodies and our souls.
Water for Life
Working with Australian agriculturalists to expand the irrigation system on Watoto's vegetable farm.
Know the Soil's Condition Before Reseeding Rangeland
Soil health plays an important role in successful rangeland plantings. Here is what's happening above and below ground.
Out With the Old and in With the New
For the most part, harvesting both groundnuts and soybeans consisted of walking row to row pulling up plants.