In Iowa, row crops planted in fields with slopes of greater than 18 percent will experience erosion rates greater than T, regardless of soil type and type of tillage. Producers should consider removing row crops from these areas and establish permanent vegetation. This article discusses how to determine slope and ways to deal with sloping land in row cropping
Planting dates are earlier today than ever before, with 50 percent of the crop planted by April 25 l...
It is a good time to measure crop residue, or the stems and stalks remaining from last year\u27s cro...
Currently, we have the whole spectra of growing conditions in Iowa. Northern Iowa probably has the b...
The weather is gradually improving and most Iowa producers are getting closer to working in the fiel...
Hay harvests have been reduced due to dry weather and high potato leafhopper pressure. Pastures have...
Growers and those who advise them receive annual prompting to consider collecting soil samples from ...
Doing a good job of planting gets the crop up and to canopy faster. Because the canopy controls weed...
When it comes to soil erosion and surface runoff from agriculture land, tillage and row-crop managem...
Last weekend was certainly an eventful week in terms of weather across the state. Unfortunately, in ...
As we are in the harvest season, producers are searching for the best way to manage their residue co...
Spring rains can come hard and fast as we experienced last week, causing substantial soil erosion wh...
Nearly every year, adverse weather and crop conditions result in lodged corn in a few fields in the ...
There was a considerable amount of tillage activity during fall 2001 in different parts of the state...
No-till farming systems have both advantages and challenges concerning the management of crop residu...
This year, some producers have already started to harvest in very dry soils, and their risk of soil ...
Planting dates are earlier today than ever before, with 50 percent of the crop planted by April 25 l...
It is a good time to measure crop residue, or the stems and stalks remaining from last year\u27s cro...
Currently, we have the whole spectra of growing conditions in Iowa. Northern Iowa probably has the b...
The weather is gradually improving and most Iowa producers are getting closer to working in the fiel...
Hay harvests have been reduced due to dry weather and high potato leafhopper pressure. Pastures have...
Growers and those who advise them receive annual prompting to consider collecting soil samples from ...
Doing a good job of planting gets the crop up and to canopy faster. Because the canopy controls weed...
When it comes to soil erosion and surface runoff from agriculture land, tillage and row-crop managem...
Last weekend was certainly an eventful week in terms of weather across the state. Unfortunately, in ...
As we are in the harvest season, producers are searching for the best way to manage their residue co...
Spring rains can come hard and fast as we experienced last week, causing substantial soil erosion wh...
Nearly every year, adverse weather and crop conditions result in lodged corn in a few fields in the ...
There was a considerable amount of tillage activity during fall 2001 in different parts of the state...
No-till farming systems have both advantages and challenges concerning the management of crop residu...
This year, some producers have already started to harvest in very dry soils, and their risk of soil ...
Planting dates are earlier today than ever before, with 50 percent of the crop planted by April 25 l...
It is a good time to measure crop residue, or the stems and stalks remaining from last year\u27s cro...
Currently, we have the whole spectra of growing conditions in Iowa. Northern Iowa probably has the b...