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Month: March 2020

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27 Mar 2020
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NREC-funded Research in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Thanks to the ongoing work of NREC funded researchers at the University of Illinois and cooperators from the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association, the results of “Soil and crop response to phosphorus and potassium management under conservation tillage” have been published in the Agronomy Journal.

Core Ideas from the published research are:

  • No-till reduced yield relative to strip-till
  • Deep banding P and K with strip-till resulted in no yield advantage over broadcast applications
  • Although there is no agronomic advantage, deep banding effectively reduced soil P and K levels in soil surface layers
  • Critical soil test K levels were greater than current recommendations

You can read the full journal article here: Strip-till paper 2020 and a summary here: Investment Insight March_3-20

23 Mar 2020
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Missed the Spring Nitrogen Webinar? You can view the archived version here

On Friday March 20, 2020 Dr. Emerson held a webinar helping farmers and retailers prepare for nitrogen fertilizer decisions as we inch closer to Spring field work and the planting of the 2020 crop.

The pdf’s from the presentation are available here: Spring N Mgt webinar March 2020 and you can also view/hear the archived webinar at this link: March 20 2020 Spring N Webinar Archive . Those needing CEU’s can self-report 1 CEU in Nutrient Management.