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field of cover crops

Don’t abandon cover crops after one tough year Don’t abandon cover crops after one tough year

Field Fodder: Much of Wisconsin and the Midwest experienced drought in 2023, which plays a big role in how cover crops affect the following corn crop.

Aug 22, 2023|

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A stockpile of biochar ready to be spread out in field trials

Biochar serves as long-lasting carbon trap Biochar serves as long-lasting carbon trap

Aug 14, 2023

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Harvested wheat fields are candidates for soil-testing programs Harvested wheat fields are candidates for soil-testing programs

Aug 10, 2023

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grazing outreach specialist talking to attendees of presentation

Grazing: An old idea that’s new again Grazing: An old idea that’s new again

Aug 9, 2023

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Soil moisture sets the stage for the next cotton

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Drought, saturated soils set stage for next year’s cotton crop Soil moisture sets the stage for the next cotton

Aug 1, 2023

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Hands of farmer checking soil

Handbook outlines how to identify 73 soil organisms Handbook outlines how to identify 73 soil organisms

Aug 1, 2023

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Pivot irrigation

Balancing act: Fall-planting cover crops for weed suppression

Balancing act: Fall-planting cover crops for weed suppression

A close up of someone holding a clump of soil with crop roots

7-step checklist for fall and beyond

7-step checklist for fall and beyond

Tractor cultivating a field

Soil health equipment grants available

Soil health equipment grants available

soybeans planted no till into corn residue

Cargill and John Deere ease adoption of regenerative ag practices

Cargill and John Deere ease adoption of regenerative ag practices

byRachel Schutte

cereal rye growing in field

Things to think about when overseeding cover crops

Things to think about when overseeding cover crops

farmer spreading liquid manure

What is manure worth?

What is manure worth?

byFran O'Leary, Curt Arens

Close up of biochar

Biochar is focus of upcoming event

Biochar is focus of upcoming event

Dave Brandt

Farm sunlight like Dave did

Farm sunlight like Dave did

aerial view of major traffic accident on interstate

Conservation & Sustainability

Wind erosion: How and why it happens

Wind erosion: How and why it happens

Crop residue breakdown: the role of soil

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Digging into crop residue breakdown: the role of soil microbes

Crop residue breakdown: the role of soil

Six ways to measure and improve soil

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Digging into soil: Six ways to measure and improve soil health

Six ways to measure and improve soil

Close-up of cover crops

Soil health works everywhere

Soil health works everywhere

Spent coffee grounds

Coffee grounds as a soil amendment?

Coffee grounds as a soil amendment?

cover crops growing in a field

Choose cover crops that offer most benefits

Choose cover crops that offer most benefits

Tractor and other farm equipment in field

Soil health field days focus on equipment

Soil health field days focus on equipment

Worms in soil

Define soil health

Define soil health

Attendees at the Nebraska Soil Health School

Nebraska Soil Health School set for North Platte

Nebraska Soil Health School set for North Platte

farmer examining soil

USDA to invest $3 million to soil research projects

USDA to invest $3 million to soil research projects

byJoshua Baethge

No-till farming

Regenerative ag: No-till farming boosts soil health

Regenerative ag: No-till farming boosts soil health

byHeather Smith Thomas

mulch in vegetable production

Mulching helps soil, vegetables

Mulching helps soil, vegetables

Soil tests in cotton field.

Deep soil testing can help cut fertilizer costs

Deep soil testing can help cut fertilizer costs

byKay Ledbetter

Paul Jasa, Nebraska Extension biological systems engineer, talks about soil health at a Bow Creek Watershed field day

4Rs is focus of nutrient management field day

4Rs is focus of nutrient management field day

Microbes - cutting through the noise

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Microbes - Cutting Through the Noise

Microbes - cutting through the noise

Dave Brandt holding soil and crop samples

Names in the news

Remembering the master of the ‘livestock underground’

Remembering the master of the ‘livestock underground’

byJennifer Kiel

Tractor preparing land for sowing

Till only acres that offer return on investment

Till only acres that offer return on investment

Farmer Dave Brandt standing in field holding corn plants

In memoriam: Farewell to a regenerative ag rockstar

In memoriam: Farewell to a regenerative ag rockstar

Hand holding soil

USDA expands soil monitoring efforts

USDA expands soil monitoring efforts

byJoshua Baethge

wind kicking up loose dust into air

Conservation & Sustainability

Midwest dust storm reminder of earlier days

Midwest dust storm reminder of earlier days

hand holding soil with various element tags and notes

Program asks farmers to test soil health for research

Program asks farmers to test soil health for research

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