“I know farmers who have been successful with no-till for decades,” Ferrie says. “But if they get in trouble — from a wet fall that results in compaction or a manure application that ...

Deciding the best time to till depends on several factors—some of which are outside your control. Soil type and heath, manure and/or fertilizer applications and weed control also need to be ...

Nitrogen management is a concern for dairy farmers, especially those in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the U.S. Northeast who ...

In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity. It’s ...

October’s cool, wet weather delayed more than the crop harvest. At some livestock farms, full manure basins created anxious moments for farmers awaiting harvested fields so they could ...

Pay particular attention where perennial crops will be established and schedule fertilizer applications prior to any tillage. Utilize manure if available as a nutrient source. On soils with deficient ...

many people feel that tillage is still required to terminate and incorporate a green manure crop. Finding alternatives to incorporation, and finding ways to reduce the amount of tillage needed to ...

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 ...

For centuries, nutrient-rich animal manure has been used to enrich the soil and boost crop production. Traditionally, cow and ...

To test different reduced tillage implements in green manure fallow systems. To test different plant species combinations for producing mulches for no-till organic systems. To study mulch ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight ... soil cover protection and tillage ...