Cover Crops
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Fertilizer, USDA,

right now it appears that the N just doesn’t evaporate, but given the clays in our soils, and the nature of N mineralization in these cover crops, the N may be tied up in the clay inter-layers, at least temporarily.

Nitrogen Credit from Cover Crops?? (07/18/19) — Crop & Pest Report

Most information on cover crops in books and even from some farmer-speakers indicate that if the carbon (C) to nitrogen (N) ratio (C/N ratio) of the cover crop is less than 30 to 1 then N will be released to the next crop.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Research,

Pulse Diseases Focus Of Multi-State Research Effort, Feb. 9 Webinar

Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has a...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Vegetables, Crop Consultant, Fruit, Gardening, Fungicides, Fertilizer,

Treating the Plant Pathogen Powdery Mildew Naturally

Common plant pathogens and how to treat them naturally. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Powdery Mildew is a fungal infection caused ...

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, USDA, Government / Policies,

5 things you need to know about what Biden’s plan for a carbon market means for farmers

Biden's carbon market could be a valuable tool for fighting climate change, but farmers and experts have some concerns. Here's what you need to know.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability,

Upper Fox-Wolf farms network educates farmers, public about land conservation

10 farms in 8 Wisconsin counties are leading the way as members of the Upper Fox–Wolf River Basin Demonstration Farm Network.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Water, USDA, Regenerative Agriculture,

Interesting perspective on improving farming's environmental performance

This might hurt some feelings

“To be radical is to simply grasp the root of the problem. And the root is us.” Howard Zinn, 1999. There’s a page on my website where I post the powerpoint slides from presentations I conduct. I to…

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Sustainability, USDA,

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