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Winter 2008-2009 Across most of the Northeast region, corn yields in 2008 ranged from average to exceptional, though acreage was down from 2007... >more
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Plant Nutrition TODAY, IPNI Insights, & more... >more
 Crop Nutrient Response Tool - NEW VERSION 3.0
On-farm trials can be useful for validating recommendations for most economic rates of fertilizer. This tool is designed to help interpret such fertilizer rate trials. >more
 Nutrient Budgets and Balances
Crops across the region remove large amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These nutrients are replaced through fertilizer and manure applications. Do the amounts supplied suffice to replace what crops are removing? >more
 Nutrient Impacts on the Canadian Environment
A review of the impacts of nutrients on the Canadian environment finds that agriculture's share of the issue has been over-emphasized, but agrees that science-based nutrient management should be advanced to improve the quality of air, water and soil. Nutrients are essential for the functioning of all ecosystems. Addition of nutrients to agricultural land is essential to maintain the level of production required to produce sufficient food for the world’s population. >more
 Crop Nutrients Council
Canada’s new Crop Nutrients Council promotes beneficial management practices for crop nutrients. >more
 Productivity of Organic and Conventional Cropping Systems
Presented at the OECD Workshop on Organic Agriculture, 23 September 2002, Washington D.C., USA. While it is difficult to make quantitative estimates, the productivity of organic cropping systems is considerably lower than that of conventional or integrated cropping systems. This reduced productivity could potentially lead to less land available for non-agricultural land uses such as wildlife habitat, greater negative impacts on the environment, and reduced sustainability. To ensure that the practice of organic farming aligns with its perception by the public, its conceptual definition must avoid misleading connotations regarding its ability to produce healthy and safe food in an environmentally sustainable manner. >more
 Symposium Proceedings - Fertilizing Crops for Functional Foods
The Symposium on Fertilizing Crops for Functional Foods was held on the 11th of November, 2002, at the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy in Indianapolis, IN. These proceedings detail ongoing research on the impacts of fertilizers and soil fertility on nutraceuticals - the health-functional food components - in a wide range of food crops. >more
 Potassium Boosts Soybean Isoflavones
Field trials in two consecutive years in Ontario indicate that when soybean yields respond to potassium, isoflavone levels also increase. >more
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 Proceedings
Eastern Canada Agronomy Workshop, 1-2 September 2004 >more
 Fertilizer Options for Corn Grown with Fall Zone Tillage
Corn producers can often make more profit by minimizing tillage. However, in many situations no-till reduces corn yield. When corn follows wheat or on heavy-textured or poorly-drained soils, the soil stays cool too long in the spring. >more
 Corn Hybrid Response to Fertilizer
Ontario research shows differences among corn hybrids in response to potash application and placement. >more
 Variable Rate Nitrogen
InfoAg 2001 featured presentations from both public and private sector agronomists working to improve variable rate application of nitrogen. >more
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 Keeping Alfalfa Stands with Potassium
Alfalfa needs potassium (K), especially for intensive cutting schedules in short rotations, and for maintaining the stand in longer rotations. The time when alfalfa needs K the most is in preparation for winter. Soil testing and forage analysis provide the management information you need. >more
 Fertilizing Forages
More and more farmers are turning to an alternative cash crop idea - making hay. AgWeb reports "It may come as a surprise to learn that hay is the third largest-acreage crop after corn and soybeans." With 63 million acres, including 23 million acres of alfalfa, hay crops represent a very large - but often overlooked - fertilizer market opportunity. >more
 Global Nutrient Overload
Recent reports raise the specter of a future world polluted with excess nutrients. Is it true? What are we doing about it? >more
 Stalk Rot in Corn - Fertilizer Factors
Corn stalk rot is influenced by many factors, and fertilizer nutrients play an important role. Learn how potassium and chloride can suppress stalk rot and lodging. >more
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