The Importance of Soil Fertility Planning

One of the best things farmers can do to prepare for the year ahead is make a soil fertility plan. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Missouri-based Channel Technical Agronomist Richard Turner gives more insight on this topic. The post The Importance of Soil Fertility Planning appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

Cold weather dominates most of the Heartland; snow cover varies in some areas

Across the Corn Belt, a high-pressure system centered over the middle Mississippi Valley is resulting in very cold conditions.  In fact, Wednesday’s low temperatures locally plunged below 0°F as far south as Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.  However, an extensive snow cover across the coldest Midwestern areas is providing insulation for winter wheat. On the Plains,…Continue Reading

Widespread, cold wave conditions to dominate the Heartland & beyond in the days to come

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of colder-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or above-normal temperatures in parts of California, Nevada, and Oregon.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather on the northern Plains and across the Deep South, from southern Texas…Continue Reading

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