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Cover Crops and Sugarbeets

Published January 14, 2024

University of Minnesota Extension Soil Scientist Anna Cates is continuing to research cover crops in a sugarbeet rotation. There has not been a statistical drop in yields using either fall or spring-planted cover crops but more data is necessary to…

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Long-Term Benefits of Cover Crops

Published October 2, 2023

Natural Resource Conservation Service cover crop seeding rates for cereal rye have changed this year due to lack of moisture according to University of Minnesota Extension Soil Health Specialist Anna Cates. “In a dry year you have to worry about…

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MN Wheat Minute

Published March 15, 2023

Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers On-Farm Research Coordinator Mellissa Carlson recaps the Soil Health Summit in this week's Minnesota Wheat Minute.

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Endres Testing Fertilizer Application on Dry Beans to See Produced Yield Results

Published February 18, 2022

NDSU Extension Agronomist Greg Endres says soil types have an impact on phosphorus amount, which, in return, can affect how much application gets put down. "We've identified soil types where we've had low or very low testing soils for phosphorus.…

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High Winds are “Catastrophic” for Soil Health

Published March 31, 2021

These high winds are catastrophic when it comes to soil erosion and overall health. Thankfully, farming practices have changed since the dust bowl of the 1930s. If that weren’t the case, Centrol Crop Consulting agronomist Lee Briese says the impacts…

Soil Health Bill Debated in ND Legislature

Published February 5, 2021

Thursday morning, the North Dakota Senate held a hearing on SB 2342 bill that would create a new chapter in the North Dakota Century Code for soil health grants, assessments and education programs. Several groups, including North Dakota Farmers Union,…

Cover Crops are One Way to Manage PP Acres

Published January 30, 2020

Discussions on combating excess moisture, cover crops and more were held at the Soil Health Café Talk in Michigan, North Dakota. With unharvested crops in North Dakota fields, what options do producers in the state have come spring? The obvious…

Farmers are Preparing for a Challenging Spring

Published January 29, 2020

Farmers and ranchers are preparing for a challenging spring. That was just one, of the many, discussions held at the NDSU Soil Health Café talk in Michigan, North Dakota on Tuesday NDSU Extension agent Katelyn Hain says farmers are trying…

Black Leg Ranch: A Story of Diversifying

Published January 15, 2020

The bread and butter of Black Leg Ranch has always been the cowherd. However, the Doan family had to diversity as more members were added. "We had already established some facilities with the lodge, and my son Jay said to…

Conservation Tillage Conference Targets Improved Soil Productivity

Published December 19, 2019

University of Minnesota Extension educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes says the heavy, cold soil conditions are not an impossible challenge. "Improving soil health and getting better structure does let water infiltrate quickly into the ground. When there are cover crops growing, they…

Articles tagged under: soil health

Cover Crops and Sugarbeets

Long-Term Benefits of Cover Crops

MN Wheat Minute

Endres Testing Fertilizer Application on Dry Beans to See Produced Yield Results

High Winds are “Catastrophic” for Soil Health

Soil Health Bill Debated in ND Legislature

Cover Crops are One Way to Manage PP Acres

Farmers are Preparing for a Challenging Spring

Black Leg Ranch: A Story of Diversifying

Conservation Tillage Conference Targets Improved Soil Productivity

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