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Mastering conservation By: CHERYL TEVIS 01/11/2013 @ 3:43pm

Farmers looking to update their résumés may soon be able to take credit for their conservation skills.The trend toward more absentee, nonoperator landowners is carving a larger role for tenants. Iowa State ...

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Organic Practices in Banana Cultivation By: Gopendra Mishra 11/29/2012 @ 12:37am

Organic Practices in Banana Cultivation

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Saving soil moisture By: John Walter 11/01/2012 @ 2:48pm

In a postdrought year, soil moisture will take center stage for many farmers as they look ahead to next season. But in most years during a normal growing season, farmers experience soil moisture shortages ...

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UK Grassland Perception By: Tim Wilson 10/25/2012 @ 9:23am

UK Grasslands are subject to various forms, intensities and combinations of fertilizer regime. The ecological implications of such differences are well established within academic research, the ...

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Cover crops a ‘great opportunity’ in drought year By: John Walter 08/20/2012 @ 1:44pm

Planting cover crops in a drought year can harvest large amounts of residual N and help jump start next year’s crops, according to experts appearing on a webinar Monday. The session, “Dealing with ...

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