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New Study Helps Farmers More Accurately Determine Crop Nitrogen Needs

Farmers often face tough decisions about how much nitrogen to apply to corn, especially when spring weather disrupts pre-plant fertilizer plans. It’s a critical decision: too little nitrogen can limit crop yield and reduce profits, while too much nitrogen reduces economic returns on the fertilizer and can lead to environmental degradation, without increasing yield. 

New University of Minnesota research, recently published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, significantly improves a tool that farmers can use to guide these decisions.

Source : umn.edu

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Aligning Many Interests in Agriculture on Crop Chemistry Legislation - Elizabeth Burns-Thompson

Video: Aligning Many Interests in Agriculture on Crop Chemistry Legislation - Elizabeth Burns-Thompson

Farmers are known for having many tools in their toolbox and right now they are looking to get one more if the push by the Modern Ag Alliance keeps moving. The organization funded by Bayer and dozens of commodity groups is working on legislation in several states and a federal bill involving glyphosate. The group looks at the benefits and science on the chemical and the litigation industry. We speak with executive director Elizabeth Burns-Thompson in this discussion.