Manganese Deficiency in Soybeans?

Manganese Deficiency In Soybeans? Experts Advise Foliar Application Source: Purdue University, Corn and Soybean Digest Apr. 22, 2009 2:21pm Corn and Soybean Digest If a field is suspected to be manganese deficient, farmers should randomly collect 30-40 top most fully...

USDA: Farm production expenses drop

U.S. farm production expenditures dropped nearly $20 billion in 2009 after a record-setting high in 2008. “2008 was an abomination,” said Jonah Bowles, agricultural market analyst for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “It was a difficult year for...

Assessing N needs with stalk nitrate tests

Corn growers have had a recent surge of interest in taking end-of-season corn stalk samples to assess nitrogen (N) management practices. The purpose of this article is to briefly describe the end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test with regard to the intent of the test,...

Visual symptoms tell nutrient deficiency story

Throughout the growing season, crops may exhibit unusual coloring, stunted growth and leaf damage or defoliation. Often these visual symptoms are due to nutrient deficiencies which reduce yields, crop quality and ultimately producer profitability. By recognizing...

Urea prices back on the rise

A RAINY winter in the eastern States cropping belt has sent farmers rushing to secure last minute orders of urea to top-dress their nutrient-hungry crops – less than two months after many distributors were hastily offloading unsold stocks at a loss. The surge of...