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Plant soybean early to increase yield
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Over the past decade, two-thirds of Indiana growers have shifted to planting their soybean crop earlier because they believe that earlier planting increases yield. Planting date is probably one of the most important yet least ...
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No consistent advantage for planting soybean early
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Planting soybean on the optimum date produces maximum yield and profit without increasing production costs. Unfortunately, the optimum planting date is hard to indentify, because it varies from year to year, depending on ...
Earlier plantings underlie yield gains in northern corn belt
Feb 27, 2008 |
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U.S. farmers plant corn much earlier today than ever before and it seems to be paying off, at least in the north. Earlier plantings could account for up to half of the yield gains seen in some parts of the northern Corn Belt ...
Early planting lets farmers be both mean and green, study shows
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Oct 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Farmers can be both mean and green when protecting their canola fields from a pesky insect that poses a chronic threat, says a University of Alberta researcher.
Keep It Growing -- Plant Fall and Winter Vegetables in July
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Jul 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In mild parts of western Oregon and along most of the coast, it is possible to grow a succession of garden vegetables throughout the year. You can extend the season well into fall in many parts of the Pacific ...
Tequila boom triggers social, environmental hangover in Mexico
Jan 13, 2009 |
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New North Carolina State University research shows that tequila's surge in popularity over the past 15 years has been a boon for industry, but is triggering a significant hangover of social and environmental ...
Agricultural methods of early civilizations may have altered global climate, study suggests
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Aug 17, 2009 |
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Massive burning of forests for agriculture thousands of years ago may have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide enough to alter global climate and usher in a warming trend that continues today, according to a new study that ...
Self seeding: An innovative management system
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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Winter cover crops provide important ecological functions that include nutrient cycling and soil cover. Although cover crop benefits to agroecosystems are well documented, cover crop use in agronomic farming systems remains ...
Earlier crop plantings may curb future yields
Oct 04, 2006 |
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In an ongoing bid to grow more corn, farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt are planting seeds much earlier today than they did 30 years ago, a new study has found.
Trees won't stop tsunamis, scientists warn
Dec 26, 2008 |
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Claims that coastal tree barriers can halt the might of a tsunami are false and dangerous, a team of international marine scientists said today.
People only eat 1 when the chips are brown
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Dr. Don Henne isn't wasting his degree when he's standing by the deep fryer waiting for potato slices to turn brown. He's conducting research that will help the potato industry and consumers.
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