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Hartsburg Field Cover Crop Demonstration Update

Here is a set of updated photos from the Hartsburg Field cover crop strip demonstration taken October 16, 2015. Below is the seeding information from the September 17 seeding. Lack of moisture is severely impacting some of the seedings. Cover Crop # Seed used # Oats used Acres Applied...
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Hartsburg Field Cover Crop Demonstration

One of the emerging trends to improve soil tilth, and to scavenge available nitrogen to prevent its loss from the field, is to utilize cover crops. A simple demonstration has been put out at the Hartsburg Field to demonstrate a few examples of self-terminating (meaning it is killed by the cold...
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Fly Free Date for Wheat Planting in Illinois

As wheat has become less common as a crop, it is harder to find the "fly free date" in publications. For those who are not familiar with the term, this comes from the date after which damage from the Hessian fly is negligible. It is also the planting date range which typically gives the best yields...
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Illinois Pumpkin Day

ILLINOIS PUMPKIN DAY - 2015 PLACE: Vegetable Crops Research Farm at Champaign, IL DATE: September 2, 2015 TIME: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. PRESENTATIONS: All at Research Plots Varieties Herbicides & Weed Control ...
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