Carbon is essential for life on earth -- it sustains biological activity, diversity, and ecosystem productivity. Humans and animals release carbon dioxide (CO2), while plants take it in and release oxygen, returning carbon to the soil when they die. It\u27s generally accepted that the carbon cycle flowed more or less in balance until the late 1880s
This year does not appear to be a particularly bad year for ear rots. The season has been cooler tha...
Much of the primary fertilizer nitrogen (N) for corn is applied in the spring as pre-plant or sidedr...
Recent reports of emergence problems in corn (see photos) suggest that the earlier cold temperatures...
The environmental and economical values of conservation practices far exceed the perceived negatives...
Carbon and the \u27carbon cycle\u27. Over the past century, CO2 levels have risen significantly. The...
Establishing an even distribution of crop residue while harvesting is critical in stopping soil eros...
This year, some producers have already started to harvest in very dry soils, and their risk of soil ...
Iowa State University (ISU) potassium (K) soil-test interpretations and fertilizer recommendations w...
For producers using conservation tillage or no-till, it\u27s important that every field operation le...
My Farmer\u27s Almanac predicts that July and August in Iowa will be cooler than normal, with the ho...
Conservation buffers are areas or strips of land where permanent vegetation is established in and ar...
With concerns this spring about nitrogen (N) fertilizer availability and pricing, perhaps you are co...
By the time this newsletter hits your mailbox, harvest season will have begun in Iowa and soil sampl...
Increasing demand to use corn plant biomass for producing energy and other products has spurred inte...
As crop growth progresses into early July, it is time to take a few minutes to check your corn and s...
This year does not appear to be a particularly bad year for ear rots. The season has been cooler tha...
Much of the primary fertilizer nitrogen (N) for corn is applied in the spring as pre-plant or sidedr...
Recent reports of emergence problems in corn (see photos) suggest that the earlier cold temperatures...
The environmental and economical values of conservation practices far exceed the perceived negatives...
Carbon and the \u27carbon cycle\u27. Over the past century, CO2 levels have risen significantly. The...
Establishing an even distribution of crop residue while harvesting is critical in stopping soil eros...
This year, some producers have already started to harvest in very dry soils, and their risk of soil ...
Iowa State University (ISU) potassium (K) soil-test interpretations and fertilizer recommendations w...
For producers using conservation tillage or no-till, it\u27s important that every field operation le...
My Farmer\u27s Almanac predicts that July and August in Iowa will be cooler than normal, with the ho...
Conservation buffers are areas or strips of land where permanent vegetation is established in and ar...
With concerns this spring about nitrogen (N) fertilizer availability and pricing, perhaps you are co...
By the time this newsletter hits your mailbox, harvest season will have begun in Iowa and soil sampl...
Increasing demand to use corn plant biomass for producing energy and other products has spurred inte...
As crop growth progresses into early July, it is time to take a few minutes to check your corn and s...
This year does not appear to be a particularly bad year for ear rots. The season has been cooler tha...
Much of the primary fertilizer nitrogen (N) for corn is applied in the spring as pre-plant or sidedr...
Recent reports of emergence problems in corn (see photos) suggest that the earlier cold temperatures...