Fallow management tips aid Manitoba farmers
The article notes a shift from summer fallow to continuous cropping in Manitoba and offers practical tips to limit fallow impact. It advises soil testing, selecting high fertility fields, minimizing tillage, early use of 2,4-D, maintaining trash cover, avoiding erosion prone fields, and choosing fields with protective conditions. It also describes Co-op Feeds involvement in Co-operative Research Farms and quotes Jim Puckett on research benefits and CRF leadership.
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Manitoba
Saskatoon
North America
Puckett
University of Saskatchewan
Co-operative Research Farms
CRF
Coop
Banding reduces nitrogen fertilizer needs says Manitoba expert
Dr Geza Raca, head of soil science at the University of Manitoba, argues spring banding of nitrogen near seeding yields the highest efficiency. He notes 60 percent uptake with banding versus 45 percent fall application and warns against over cutting phosphate, potassium, or sulfur while nitrogen remains low in Manitoba soils.
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Winnipeg
Geza Raca
University of Manitoba
Department of Soil Science
Racz
Bacz
Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture
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