Crop News
- Fall Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilization Decisions with Variable Prices and Updated Soil-Test Interpretations -
- Beware of Dry Conditions When Soil Sampling and Interpreting Test Results -
- Cold Spring and High Fertilizer Prices may Make Starter Fertilizer More Important -
- Considerations for Spring Preplant Nitrogen Application for Corn with High Fertilizer Prices -
- Soil-Test Interpretations for Fall Fertilization and Liming Decisions with High Fertilizer Prices and After Highly Variable Rainfall and Crop Yields -
- Thinking of Plant Tissue Testing this Season? Beware of Drought or Excess Moisture Effects -
- Nitrogen Considerations for Spring 2021 -
- Wind Damaged Corn – Nutrient Content? -
- Crop Sulfur Fertilization This Spring -
- Spring Corn Nitrogen Fertilization Considerations -
- Algorithms Used to Update State Soil Survey -
- Corn Residue Breakdown as Affected by Tillage and N Application -
- Upper Soybean Leaves Began Showing Potassium Deficiency Symptoms Since Early August in Some Iowa Fields -
- Management Considerations for Post Flooding Soils -
- Managing Wet and Cold Soils -
- Time to Assess and Take Stock of Your Soil Health -
- How to Minimize Soil Compaction During Harvest -
- Navigating Through a Soil Health Assessment -
- How Drought Affects Soil Health -
- The Economics of Soil Health -
- Soil Health Benefits for Sustaining Crop Production -
- Protect Your Investment by Eliminating Tillage and Keeping Residue -
- Integrated Crop Management Conference Provides Latest Research and Technologies to Benefit Your Operation -
- 45th Annual North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference -
- Make Rational Decisions about Phosphorus and Potassium Management with Unfavorable Crop Prices -
- Nitrogen Issues So Far This Spring -
- Corn Suitability Rating 2 Equation Updated -
- Starter Fertilization Sometimes Boosts Corn Yield -
- What is the Nutrient Value of Lost Organic Matter by Erosion? -
- Wind Erosion in Iowa -
- Hold Off on Tillage This Fall, Keep Soil Covered -
- One Oft Forgotten Important Fall Chore – Sampling Fields for SCN -
- Fall Nitrogen Applications and Soil Temperature -
- Estimating Nitrogen Losses in Wet Corn Fields -
- Compressed Spring Workload in 2014? What are Nitrogen Application Options? -
- Spring Tillage Pitfalls -
- What is Soil Health and How Can We Improve It? -
- Management Practices Considerations -
- ISU Extension and Outreach Offers Soil Fertility Short Course -
- Avoid Tillage This Fall -
- Update to Iowa Phosphorus, Potassium and Lime Recommendations -
- Advanced RUSLE2 Workshop -
- Short Corn and Variable Growth -
- Side-hill seeps result in corn emergence problems -
- Prevented Planting and Soil Health -
- Nitrogen Loss - Spring 2013 -
- Soil Profile Nitrate – Spring 2013 Sampling Summary -
- CCA Credit Opportunity – June 27 -
- Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator Update -
- Assess Your Soil Moisture Profile -
- Wet Conditions and Change in Soil Profile Nitrate -
- Spring rain: The good and the ugly -
- Planter Adjustments for Dry Soil -
- Evaluate Forage Stands for Winter Injury -
- Soil Profile Nitrate in Corn Fields Following the 2012 Drought -
- Soil and Management Factors Influence Seeding Depth -
- Farmers Reminded to Wait Until Soil Temps are 50 Degrees and Falling Before Applying Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer -
- The Moist Soil Test for Potassium and Other Nutrients: What's It All About? -
- Phosphorus, Potassium and pH Management Issues Following Drought-damaged Crops -
- Dry Soil Conditions and Liquid Manure Application -
- Soil Fertility Management Issues Following Drought-damaged Crops - Nitrogen -
- Early Corn Harvest and Residue Management this Fall -
- Soil Moisture Conditions and Crop Water Use -
- Conservation System Management Considerations -
- Conservation Practices Save Soil and Sustain Agriculture -
- Crop Minute - Soil Erosion -
- Reduce Potential Soil Erosion Early in the Spring -
- How Much Crop Residue to Remove -
- Pay Attention to Soil Crusting After Heavy Rain Events -
- How Long Will it Take Corn to Emerge? -
- Influence of Soil Temperature on Corn Germination and Growth -
- Improving Diesel Fuel Efficiency for Spring Field Operations -
- Precision Ag Technology Savings -
- Strip-tillage Concept and Management -
- Spring Seed Cover Crops to Help Recover Flooded Fields -
- Corn and Dry Soils at Planting, Looking ahead to 2012 - Part II -
- Corn and Dry Soils at Planting, Looking ahead to 2012 - Part III -
- Corn and Dry Soils at Planting, Looking Ahead to 2012 - Part I -
- Soil Fertility Short Course Offered at Iowa State -
- Management Considerations for Post Flooding Soils -
- Anhydrous Ammonia Application and Dry Soils -
- Integrated Crop Management Conference Nov. 30-Dec. 1 -
- Be Cautious When Interpreting Early Fall Soil-Test Results -
- New Publication Makes Interpreting Manure Nutrient Analyses Easier -
- Soil Management Decisions This Fall -
- Managing Soil by the Inches -
- ISU Extension Offers Ag Drainage School -
- Why Conservation Planning -
- Spring is Time to Evaluate Field Grass Waterways -
- Maximizing Yield Potential by Optimizing Soil Management Practices -
- How Does Soybean Yield Fare Following Corn -
- Are We Making Progress With No-till -
- Land Roller Use: Challenges and Benefits -
- Iowa State Research Farm Reports Available to Public -
- Winter Application of Manure: Regulations and Common Sense -
- Confinement Site Manure Applicator Workshops Scheduled for 2011 -
- Commercial Manure Applicator Training Scheduled for Jan. 6, 2011 -
- Fall Versus Spring Tillage, Which is Better -
- Crop Management Clinic Features Over 20 Management Topics -
- Crop and Weather Report - April 19, 2010 -
- Leveling Soil for Planter Operation -
- How and Why to Avoid Soil Compaction -
- Monitor Soil Moisture This Spring -
- Spring Thaw Warrants Proper Precautions for Producers -
- Manure Stewardship: Late Winter Manure Application and Risk -
- Converting Your Planter for No-till Operation -
- Soil Fertility Short Course Feb. 9-10 -
- Soil Management and Environment Website Launched by Extension -
- Soil Management of Harvest Ruts -
- Crop and Weather Update - First Week of October -
- Getting Ready for Fall Fertilization -
- A Top Ten List: Preparing for Fall Manure Application -
- Corn: Uneven Early-Season Growth Can Mean Uneven Tasseling -
- May 18 Crop and Weather Report -
- May 11 Crop and Weather Report -
- Pay Attention to Soil Crusting After Heavy Rain Events -
- April 20 Iowa Crop and Weather Report -
- Take Note of Soil Temperature -
- April 6 Crops and Weather Report -
- Tips for Managing Corn Residue in Continuous Corn -
- March 23 Crops and Weather Report -
- March 16 Crops and Weather Report -
- March 9 Crops and Weather Report -
- Moving to No-tillage: Challenges and Opportunities -
- March 2 Crops and Weather Report -
- February 23 Crops and Weather Report -
- February 16 Crops and Weather Report -
- Yellow Corn, Wet Soils, and N Loss – Part 4 -
- February 9 Crops and Weather Report -
- Soil Sample Results Can Reveal if SCN Management is Working -
- Make the Right Tillage Management Decision -
- Making Fertilization Decisions as Fertilizer Prices Escalate and Production Costs Are High - Part 1 -
- Making Fertilization Decisions as Fertilizer Prices Escalate and Production Costs Are High - Part 2 -
- Nonconventional Soil Additives and Programs -
- Plan for 2009 Crop Year by Managing Flooded Soils -
- Renovating Pastures or Hay Meadows Damaged by Flooding -
- Measuring the Nitrogen Status -
- Managing Manure Storage Structures During Wet Weather -
- Estimating Nitrogen Losses -
- Nitrogen Loss – How Does it Happen? -
- Heavy Rain, Soil Erosion and Nutrient Losses -
- Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part 3 -
- Consider Effects on Seedbed Before Tilling Wet Soil -
- Inoculating CRP Ground -
- Managing Residue for a Good Stand -
- Spring Sampling OK for Two Corn Nematode Species -
ICM Blog Post
- Low soil nitrate entering crop year 2025: what does it mean for nitrogen management this spring? -
- Northwest Iowa Subsoil Moisture Survey Results Announced -
- Who needs sulfur? You might need sulfur. -
- Spring 2024 Subsoil Moisture Level Report for Northwest Iowa -
- Considerations when shifting from Rural Water to a private well -
- Northwest Iowa Subsoil Moisture Survey Results Announced -
- Register Now for the Integrated Crop Management Conference! -
- Soil Temperatures: Are we there yet? -
- PIDC Dos and Don'ts - Field Crops Edition -
- Spring 2023 Subsoil Moisture Level Report for Northwest Iowa -
- Iowa Soil Health Workshop Planned for August 4th -
- What's with all the yellow soybean? -
- Virtual crop scouting school now available from CPN -
- Status Update on Soil Temperatures -
- Field Scouting Basics Workshop Online -
- Will fallow syndrome be an issue in 2019 prevented plant acres? -
- Join us April 6-10 for the "Essential Row Crop Management" Webinar Series! -
- Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic to offer some remote diagnostics -
- Soil Fertility Short Course offers in-depth, practical training -
- 2019 Soil Health Conference Registration Now Open -
- Farmers, scientists and industry to speak at 2017 Soil Health Conference -
- Opportunities for Better Understanding of Soils -
- Planting, residue management, herbicide recommendations for start of plant 2016 -
- Anhydrous ammonia applications and corn planting -
- Earn CCA credits, submit poster at first Iowa Soil Health Conference -
- Earn Soil and Water CCA Credits at the Soil Health Conference on February 2-3, 2016 -
- Be aware of potential problems with fall tillage -
- Sustained soil temperatures below 50 degrees needed for fall nitrogen application -
