Organic Soil Amendments
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| What are some benefits of manure? | show 🗑
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| What are some problems with manure as a soil amendment? | show 🗑
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| show | Test manure/soil applied to for nutrient levels;
Base manure rate on phosphorus levels;
Incorporate manure into soil quickly;
Compost excess manure and sell it
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| show | aerobic decomposition of manure or other organic materials - generates temps up to 150 degrees;
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| show | horticultural and high value crops
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| show | Source of nutrient;
Organic matter
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| show | 1992 when ocean dumping was prohibited
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| What are some regulations the EPA has on land application? | show 🗑
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| What are some biosolids problems? | show 🗑
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| Pollutants | show 🗑
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| show | Insects;
Rodents
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| show | try to destroy them w/ heat and other treatments
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| Others | show 🗑
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| What was the first and second benefit recognized for adopting no-till? | show 🗑
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| show | Saves water;
Reduces Erosion;
Less Fuel/Labor Costs;
Less equipment costs;
Less field prep time;
Increases soil quality;
Carbon sequestration;
Less dust, air pollution
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| What is some beneficial no-till equipment? | show 🗑
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| show | Minimize Disturbance;
Maximize Soil Cover;
Maximize Biodiversity;
Maximize Days w/ Living Roots
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| show | Transitional Period;
Slower to dry out;
Soil slower to warm;
Specialized planting equipment;
Nutrient Management Challenges;
Increased Diseases;
Pesticide Use;
Cand Furrow Irrigate
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| show | Diverse rotations with 3 crops at least;
Increase Cropping Intensity ;
Systems maintained low disturbance at planting;
More focus on pest management;
Changes in Methods of applying fertilizers - more 'at planting' applications
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| show | Use little or no fallow;
use cover and deep rooted crops
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| show | crop grown just to protect the soil from erosion
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| show | Crop planted between periods of regular crop production to:
Positively benefit soil;
Aid in pest control;
Improve success of no-till productions;
use as grazing resource (Integrating Livestock)
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| Cover Crop Soil Benefits | show 🗑
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| show | plants grazed - secrets chemicals into soils = biology/aggregation
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| show | Weed suppression - growing/later seasons;
Disease/insect pest cycles broken by adding biological time;
Provides additional grazing for livestock
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| show | After Wheat Harvest;
After corn/soybeans;
Early spring prior to seeding summer crop
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| After Wheat Harvest | show 🗑
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| show | Challenge of short growth period before freeze:
Longer periods after silage corn/seed corn;
Possible arial seeding before harvest
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| Early spring prior to seeding summer crop | show 🗑
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| show | Legumes;
Brassicas;
Grasses;
Other broadleaves
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| Legumes | show 🗑
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| Brassicas | show 🗑
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| Grasses | show 🗑
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| show | Sunflowers, Flax, Safflower, Buckwheat;
Match to your goal
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| What are some advantages of mixes? | show 🗑
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| show | Legumes higher in protein;
Grasses higher in tons of feed;
Brassicas very good grazing
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| show | Grazing removes soil quality benefits - partial/mob grazing strategy;
Must be aware of herbicide carry-over impact on cover crop - herbicide restrictions on grazing;
Ways to reduce seed costs
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| Ways to reduce costs | show 🗑
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