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1. Insuring Nitrogen Best Management PracticesWhether real or perceived, the risk of losing profit by implementing best management practices (BMPs) is a major barrier in a farmer's decision process to adopt these environmentally and economically positive practices. Farmers have come to rely on agri-chemicals and fertilizers to reduce risk. Even when scientific evidence proves they are unneeded, many are slow to reduce their reliance on these inputs. Farmers need assurance that the occasional failure of best management practices will not cause... |
2. Corn Tissue Nutrient Concentration Related to Soil Fertility LevelsSoil health metrics, such as active carbon or soil respiration, may be important factors influencing corn nutrient uptake. The push for increasing soil health has promoted the question of how soil health and soil fertility interact. This research determined how different soil health metrics impact early-season corn tissue potassium (K), sulfur (S), or phosphorus (P) nutrient content. Research conducted in 2019 on 35 producer Missouri fields encompassed many soil types and management practices.... M.B. Henry, N.R. Kitchen, K.S. Veum, J.D. Svedin |
3. Can Soil Health Metrics Improve Standard Soil Fertility Recommendations?It is commonly speculated that integrating soil health (SH) testing with soil fertility (SF) testing would improve fertilizer recommendation decisions. However, quantified impacts of SH properties, specifically soil biological properties, on fertilizer demand have not been well established. The objective of this research was to explore corn (Zea mays L.) yield response to phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilization as influenced by established SF analysis and common SH metrics.... C.J. Ransom, J. Svedin, N.R. Kitchen, K. Veum, S.H. Anderson |