We have also completed a characterization of soil invertebrates, and maintained this benchmark field in a pesticide-free condition ... of a two year and three year crop rotation in the non-organic ...

total,” explains Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “So 200-bu. corn takes up 34 lb ... sulfur follows a cycle in which it moves from the organic form, which plants cannot use, to ...

The Nitrogen Cycle Let’s begin our discussion of the N cycle in a typical grain crop rotation (corn, wheat, double-crop beans) by considering the plant residue left on the field surface after harvest.

This field was planted with corn, followed by a full season of soybeans ... the growth of oxygen-loving microbes that consume soil-organic matter, releasing more nitrate. Growers, policymakers ...

These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly every corn field in Delaware, and severity and incidence varies from ...

This field was planted with corn, followed by a full season of soybeans ... the growth of oxygen-loving microbes that consume soil-organic matter, releasing more nitrate. Growers, policymakers ...

The study is based on data collected from the ongoing field trial at Iowa ... cropping systems feeds in part on older organic matter from previous corn plants, Huang said. The novel carbon-chasing ...