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The Importance of Managing Potassium Deficiency in Cotton

Tracy Smith — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:00:17 +0000

Cotton can be a tricky plant to manage. Unlike most other row crops in the US, it is an indeterminate, perennial plant farmed like an annual through the use of plant growth regulator hormones (PGR). PGRs are used to attempt to shut down or slow the vegetative growth of the cotton and force it into [...]

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Fertility Requirements of Alfalfa Production

Tracy Smith — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:00:26 +0000

Alfalfa production in Southwest Kansas is a profitable crop. Initial seed costs are comparable with corn, but when amortized out for a five to seven year stand, costs are around $20 per acre per year. Furthermore, since alfalfa is a legume crop, nitrogen fertilizer is not required for production, assuming seed was inoculated and nodules [...]

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Utilizing Feedlot Manure In Your Fertility Program

Tracy Smith — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:00:11 +0000

The cost of commercial fertilizer is a significant expense each year for crop production. But fertilizer has always been an input with a positive return on investment when applied at proper rates, and when replacing nutrients that are deficient in soils. One fertilizer source that is usually in great demand where available is manure. Beef [...]

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