by grassdmin8 | Sep 2, 2010 | Archives
One of the main ingredients in fertilizer, Potash helps plants resist disease, thereby improving crop yields. Now, some investors think it can revitalize their portfolios… They have some reason to, considering that demand should only rise from here. The United Nations... by grassdmin8 | Aug 20, 2010 | Archives
Crop prospects across the U.S. Cotton Belt range from fairly awful to potentially phenomenal, depending on weather patterns so far. And weather has touched the extremes — too much rain in south Texas and too little in parts of Louisiana, Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas,... by grassdmin8 | Aug 20, 2010 | Archives
Plant growth regulators, potassium deficiencies and thrips are all the focus of University of Georgia cotton research being conducted at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga. Extension specialists described the various trials during the annual Field Day on July 8. UGA... by grassdmin8 | Jul 12, 2010 | Archives
For farmers considering emergency or catch-up fertilization of their soybean fields yet this summer, Antonio Mallarino, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University (ISU) working in soil fertility and nutrient management research and extension, says in-season... by grassdmin8 | Jul 9, 2010 | Archives
Many cornfields throughout Illinois are showing areas with light-green color next to good-looking plants that are often farther along in development, too. Almost without exception, the pale plants are in low-lying areas where this season’s large amounts of rain... by grassdmin8 | Jul 7, 2010 | Archives
Choosing a nitrogen rate is hard enough the first time. It’s even harder the second time when you’re trying to rescue corn after heavy rains have stolen part of the first application. At that point, it’s hard to determine how much nitrogen was lost,...