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Crop Report for Week of July 13, 2026
Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Organic Amendments One of the benefits of cereals in rotation is the opportunity to include cover crops and organic amendments into the rotation. Livestock farmers have always realized the value of manure in building soil fertility and supporting crop production. Today, a wide range of organic amendments—many sourced from…
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Crop Report for week of July 6, 2026
Reflection On Spring Planting Season-Did Patience Payoff in 2026? Every spring and in each field, we are faced with the question of whether the soil is “fit” to begin tillage and planting. When you consider the size, speed, and weight of equipment today, starting a couple of days or even a half a day too…
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Crop Report for week of June 29, 2026
Rain Rainfall from mid June through mid July is strongly related to corn yields, and in some cases, optimum nitrogen rates. It’s the time of year when high clearance applicators might be gearing up to do late nitrogen (N) applications on corn. Like traditional sidedress applications, moving N supply closer to N demand can be…
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