By Tiffany Dobbyn •
UC Davis researchers are collaborating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources on a project to help farmers in the state improve their fertilization and irrigation practices.
CDFA received...
With input prices increasing, it is more important than ever to manage fertilizers in the most economically feasible way possible. Here are several things to consider when making fertility decisions.
First, aqua-ammonia is the cheapest and most efficient nitrogen source...
Each year, The Fertilizer Institute recognizes 4R Advocates, five pairs of retailers and farmers who are making 4R Nutrient Stewardship a priority in their operations. These partners get it, 4R Farming makes sense economically and environmentally. And that's why...
Koch Agronomic Services LLC has completed its acquisition of Compass Minerals' North American micronutrient assets, the global intellectual property rights with trademarks and patents, and certain other assets associated with Wolf Trax, Rocket Seeds and Hydro Bullet product platforms....
Southeast Texas experienced a severe cold snap lasting almost a week beginning about Valentine’s Day. The temperatures (both high and low) were well below freezing for several days. Some Texans were still without power and water the week of...
Use plant growth stage and DD50 to gauge when best to make N applications.
• By Jarrod Hardke •
Proper nitrogen (N) management is all about timing. Whether we’re talking about preflood N, midseason N or boot N, we need to...
As I write this column (March 19), we historically have had at least one rice field planted in Mississippi or are beginning to plant the last week of March. But this year, I fear we will not get the...
• By Jarrod Hardke •
Each year, I’m surprised at the number of producers not currently using the DD50 Rice Management Program on their farms. This program is designed to take much of the guesswork out of in-season management for...
Better ways to manage weeds, soil fertility and learning the latest in variety breeding and testing are part of the wide-ranging agenda at the July 18 Row Crops Field Day at the Rohwer Research Station.
This event, the first of...
• By Trent Roberts, Rick Norman and Jarrod Hardke •
Preflood nitrogen (N) applications in rice are very important for setting yield potential in rice as two of the three yield components (tiller number and seeds per panicle) are set...
• By Jarrod Hardke •
Rice drills continue to roll up and down eastern Arkansas. I think most are very aware we’ve been on the slowest planting pace in 25 years to get us here focusing on late May to...
• By Bruce Linquist and Luis Espino •
Earlier this week, I sent out a blog discussing N management during a wet year. In the blog, one scenario (Scenario 2) mentioned was, “I decided not to apply aqua but just...
• By Bruce Linquist •
Rain in May, especially in the amounts we have seen this year, are far from ideal for rice growers. It makes establishing seedling, nitrogen management and weed control extra challenging.
Rain in May is not new....
The hot, dry conditions of 2018 were the poster child for difficulty establishing a timely flood to incorporate nitrogen (N) fertilizer. To achieve consistently high yields, timely application and incorporation of preflood N is the most critical input in...
• By Trent Roberts •
With current Mississippi River levels above flood stage along all of Arkansas’ eastern border, there are increasing concerns that limited barge traffic combined with reduced access to Arkansas ports may tighten fertilizer stocks during periods...
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