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What About the 4Rs for Zinc Fertilization?
While discussion on crop nutrition is often around nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, optimal plant performance and nutrient use efficiency is achieved when all 13…
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Swapping Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers
The bickering over the superiority of one source of plant nutrients over another gets tiresome, writes Rob Mikkelsen, Director, North American Program, International Plant…
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What Are Nitrogen Losses Like Without Nitrogen Fertilization?
Corn’s nitrogen (N) losses get a lot of attention. This is because corn has a high demand for N and receives at least 40%…
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Different Clays, Different K Release
When most farmers and agronomists describe the soil in a field, the two properties most often mentioned are the soil texture and the amount…
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Nutrient Management for Successful Cover Crops
Cover crop implementation has been promoted for several decades as a method to improve soil and water quality, writes Heidi Peterson, Director, Phosphorus Program,…
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How Does Herbicide Resistance Occur?
Editor’s note: Robert Battel, Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Educator, recently had a discussion with a farmer about herbicide resistance in weeds. The…
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Fertilizer 2019: Slight Upticks in Demand Expected
At the moment, it appears the outlook for fertilizer during 2019 is slightly positive. Of course, how strong this recovery makes itself known will…
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China Approves Corteva’s Enlist E3 Soybeans
At long last, China has approved Corteva Agriscience’s Enlist E3 soybeans for import, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday. China also approved four…
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That Old-Time (Anti-Modern Agriculture) Religion
When I was growing up, my parents always warned me against discussing religion when meeting new people. “Religious views are based on long-held beliefs,…
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AMVAC Acquires Herbicide Product Line from Corteva Agriscience
American Vanguard Corporation has announced the acquisition of the Quizalofop (QPE) product line of herbicides from Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont. The primary…
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