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December 30, 2021 08:00 AM University of Illinois’s natural resources and environmental sciences professor Richard Mulvaney wanted to know why soil organic carbon matter is disappearing from agriculture fields despite years of intensive residue inputs. So he set out to determine whether nitrogen fertilization might change the composition of corn residue, and whether that impacted carbon sequestration as a result. Read more here

December 28, 2021 08:00 AM In a notice Dec. 1, USDA’s Risk Management Agency is making permanent a new provision that allows producers to hay, graze or chop cover crops and still receive a full prevented planting payment. To accommodate the different farming practices across the country, RMA is also increasing flexibility related to the prevented planting “1 in 4” requirement, as well as aligning crop insurance definitions with USDA’s National Organic Program. Read more…

December 22, 09:00 AM The 10th International IPM Symposium is scheduled for February 28 to March 3, 2022 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, Colorado 80202 USA. The International IPM Symposium is your premier global event for presenting and learning about the latest research and strategies for effectively managing pests in agriculture communities, and natural areas. The symposium is an outstanding networking and professional development event. In 2022, we will organize around an important theme, Implementing IPM across Borders and Disciplines. Register here…

December 21, 2021 07:00 AM MU Extension Agronomist offers tips to offset high nitrogen prices. Read more here…

November 15, 2021, 09:30 AM “We did see significant differences across the cover crop treatments with our highest yield being a three-year average of 63 bushels per acre,” said Trent Roberts, associate professor and soil fertility Extension specialist with the University of Arkansas. “That followed our blend 2 which, essentially, is a 50-50 split of Austrian winter peas and black-seeded oats.” read more…

November 10, 2021 10:00 AM The popular Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide has been revised and will be available in early December. Updates to the guide include recommendations for cover crop termination in unfavorably wet springs and planting green into cover crops. The cover crop species section of the guide has also been expanded to include white clover, forage brassicas, balansa clover, and several cover crops that are commonly used in a mix. A webinar will be held on December…