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USDA: Farm production expenses drop

by | Sep 22, 2010 | Archives

U.S. farm production expenditures dropped nearly $20 billion in 2009 after a record-setting high in 2008. “2008 was an abomination,” said Jonah Bowles, agricultural market analyst for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “It was a difficult year for...

Assessing N needs with stalk nitrate tests

by | Sep 13, 2010 | Archives

Corn growers have had a recent surge of interest in taking end-of-season corn stalk samples to assess nitrogen (N) management practices. The purpose of this article is to briefly describe the end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test with regard to the intent of the test,...