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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Some Rain, Too Late. Cover Crops May Help Protect Soil, Save Nutrients
The half-inch or so of rain in the Midwest this week has sprouted spirits, although with more warm weather forecast, the prospect for a reversal of fortunes on most corn crops is slim. The worst drought in more than 50 … Continue reading
Cover Crops This Fall Will Save Some Money on Nitrogen Next Year
All that corn in the field, dying. And with it, the prospect of additional losses of nitrogen fertilizer. If fields are mowed, or plowed under, in the wake of no-show corn, what happens to the nitrogen this fall, when the … Continue reading
Cover Crops Won’t Help the Corn Today. But They Will for Next Year.
The summer of 2012 has already shown up as a total bust for some corn and soybean acres in the Midwest. Some counties have already been declared a disaster; some acres have been mowed or plowed under. To read a … Continue reading