Tag: Fred Below
Corn: Farmers Can Close the Yield Gap Banding Dry Fertilizer – DTN Mar 25, 2022
Banding dry fertilizer prior to planting corn, or possibly in-season, can help farmers get the most out of costly nutrients and boost yields. Fred Below, a professor of crop physiology […]
4 Tips for Navigating Nutrient Additive Products – DTN Dec 3, 2021
Looking to get more out of each pound of fertilizer you use? There’s a growing industry eager to meet that need, with companies each year marketing more soil or plant […]
Alabama: Grain & Soybean Conference, Decatur, Dec. 13-14 Nov 12, 2021
The 2021 Alabama Grain & Soybean Conference will be held December 13-14 at Ingalls Harbor Pavilion at 802-A Wilson Street NW in Decatur. To register for the 2021 Alabama Grain […]
Corn Production: Are 20-Inch Rows the Future? – DTN Oct 13, 2020
Being called narrow-minded when it comes to corn production is a compliment to a University of Illinois crop scientist and a pair of Hoosier farmers. Randy Bales and his son, […]
Corn Hybrids: High Yields Come with More Variability Apr 9, 2018
The agriculture industry is in a tough spot; it’s simultaneously tasked with feeding a growing population and minimizing its environmental footprint. For corn breeders, that means improving nitrogen-use efficiency and […]
Soybeans and Nitrogen:The Right Situation at the Right Time with the Right Product – DTN Jul 7, 2017
We have heard a lot about applying nitrogen (N) on soybeans over the past few years. It comes with mixed reviews because supplemental N application only provides a yield benefit […]