The 2021 March-April cover of Crops & Soils magazine

Nutrient Management

Nutrient stewardship

Nutrient use efficiency—A metric to inform 4R nutrient stewardship

March 10, 2021

Fabián Fernández, a soil scientist and extension specialist at the University of Minnesota, is the author of a recent article in Agronomy Journal that examines how yield and root growth in corn and soybean crops are affected by tillage, fertilizer application rates, and fertilizer placement.

Managing phosphorus and potassium Is key in conservation tillage systems

March 3, 2021

Polymer-coated urea is the most widely used controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer.

Nitrogen release from polymer-coated urea: Effect of seasons and growing degree-days

March 2, 2021

Soil & Water Management

Photo by Shannon Cappellazzi.

Assessing soil health: Measuring the soil microbiome

March 3, 2021

People

Meet the professional

Traci Bultemeier with her family on their farm, Wayne Trace Farms, near Fort Wayne, IN. Pictured are Traci, her husband Jamie, and their boys Wyatt (now 13) and Luke (8).

Meet the new vice-chair of the North American CCA Board

January 6, 2021

Looking for a job? A career? Job advice?

March-April 2021 issue

Volume 54, Issue 2

Inside this issue

Fabián Fernández, a soil scientist and extension specialist at the University of Minnesota, is the author of a recent article in Agronomy Journal that examines how yield and root growth in corn and soybean crops are affected by tillage, fertilizer application rates, and fertilizer placement. See related story on p. 14.

Integrated Pest Management

Cover crops have the potential to delay weed emergence, decrease weed size, and decrease weed number. Photo by Mieko Alley, USDA-NRCS, Bison, SD.

Using cover crops as an IPM tool for managing hard-to-control weeds

March 3, 2021

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