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Pb1544 Comparing The Cost Of Broadcasting Versus Injecting Nitrogen In No-Tillage Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1544 Comparing The Cost Of Broadcasting Versus Injecting Nitrogen In No-Tillage Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Field & Commercial Crops
No-tillage has become a popular production option with many Tennessee farmers in the past 20 years. In 1993, no-tillage production systems were used on 290,000 acres of corn in Tennessee, or 44 percent of the total corn acreage planted in the state (TDA). Many farmers see no-tillage as a way to reduce the cost of growing corn. Others have chosen no-tillage as a way to comply with governmental regulations covering the farming of highly-erodible soils.
Input levels and prices are important to consider in any production system. A major expense in corn production is nitrogen (N) fertilizer. No-tillage budgets published …
Lime Source And Rate Effects On Corn Production On An Acid Soil, Kenneth L. Wells, James E. Dollarhide, V. W. Case
Lime Source And Rate Effects On Corn Production On An Acid Soil, Kenneth L. Wells, James E. Dollarhide, V. W. Case
Agronomy Notes
Quality of lime available for use in neutralizing soil acidity can be quite variable in Kentucky. This sometimes raises questions of which locally available source is most effective. Information about the quality of individual lime sources is necessary to make such determinations.