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Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops! Discussed maximizing fertilizer ROI
Dry conditions and the winter that wasn’t is accelerating nutrient management decisions. Should farmers be applying fertilizer now?
Waseca research center experiments with February crop plantings
Monday morning agronomic scientist Tom Hoverstad dug into the loose, dry dirt of a small Southern Research and Outreach Center test plot and found a few kernels of sprouted corn.
Strategic Farming: Let's Talk Crops Focused on Getting Your Best Fertilizer ROI
Dry conditions and the winter that wasn’t is accelerating nutrient management decisions. Should fertilizer be applied now? How can you get the best return on your fertilizer investment given current prices and costs? Ryan Miller, Extension educator – crops, steered this wide-ranging discussion with Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist, and Jeff Vetsch, Researcher at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, to address these and other nutrient management questions in the March 6 Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops session.
Lack of Snow Cover and Warm Temperatures May Point to Mid-April Planting This Year
A little bit of planting is happening exceedingly early this year at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca.
How to make herbicides work better
On Feb. 7, Dr. Tommy Butts, Extension Weed Scientist with the University of Arkansas, and Tom Hoverstad, Researcher at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca, joined UMN Extension Educator-Crops Ryan Miller for a discussion on “Making herbicides work better”.
Record winter warmth, lack of frost should aid in adding moisture to farm fields
Tom Hoverstad has never seen anything like this warm winter.
“We can’t remember anything this prolonged,” said the scientist at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca.
He said there is little frost left in the soil. In January, after a cold spell, the frost was 15 inches deep in Waseca. “Now we’re seeing very little frost left. So any rain we do get will go into the soil (rather than run off),” Hoverstad said.
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STRATEGIC FARMING: LET’S TALK CROPS! SESSION TALKS MAKING HERBICIDES WORK BETTER
On February 7, Dr. Tommy Butts, Extension Weed Scientist with the University of Arkansas, and Tom Hoverstad, Researcher at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca, joined UMN Extension Educator-Crops.
Ryan Miller for a discussion on “Making herbicides work better.” Specifically, this session focused on making choices and adjustments to ensure a successful herbicide application.
Winter Crops Day: Science and Community
An annual event to share the latest in row crop research connects farmers, industry professionals, and University of Minnesota (UMN) experts to discuss the upcoming growing season.