Mycorrhizal fungi

Interseeding Cover Crops Lifts No-Tillers’ Soybean Yields 20 Bushels Above County Average

Rye, flax & oats all play distinct role in this farmer's cover crop mix

By Mackane Vogel posted on May 28, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Alex Frasier remembers taking naps as a little kid in the tractor while his dad Jayme was driving around, working the field. Fast forward to 2024 and the Faulkton, S.D., no-tiller is working with his dad on the farm, interseeding cover crops into no-till soybeans with Jayme’s blessing.

How to Choose the Right Biological for Your Farm

Identify operational & crop goals before investing in a biological to maximize return on investment

By Jennie Kramer posted on May 28, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Conservation agriculture has inspired the fourth and newest class of crop input products to hit the market: biologicals.

4 Ways to Improve Your No-Till Soil Health

By Philip Gruber posted on February 3, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Lancaster Farming

Worms, fungal glue, chemicals leaked from plants and the feces of microscopic mites: This unappetizing cornucopia is just a sampling of the teeming world of the soil, where underground communities of tiny organisms are key to farm productivity.

[Podcast] Best of 2023: World-Record No-Till Corn Yields, Vermicompost Extract & More

To welcome in 2024, we’re revisiting some of the most-played episodes of the 2023 No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.

By Michaela Paukner posted on January 12, 2024 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

To welcome in 2024, we’re revisiting some of the most-played episodes of the 2023 No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.

Can Crop Interaction with Soil Fungi be Enhanced to Reduce Fertilizer Needs?

April 8, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: University of Cambridge

Trials at the Crop Science Centre in the United Kingdom will evaluate whether genetic modification can help barley plants absorb more water, nitrogen and phosphorus from the soil, says the University of Cambridge.

Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health

By Laura Barrera and Mark Parker posted on March 12, 2021 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

For farmers aiming for sustainable and profitable crop production, optimizing soil health and function is the ultimate endgame.

Are Soil Inoculants Useful in No-Till Systems?

By Julia Gerlach posted on May 12, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Ohio Country Journal

Soil inoculants can seem like an intimidating subject, full of long latin words describing organisms that are invisible to the naked eye. This primer from soil scientist Jim Hoorman explains some common inoculants and whether they are useful in no-till systems.

[Podcast] The Biology of Regenerative Soils

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we’re sharing a recent talk that soil microbiologist Dr. Kris Nichols gave at the Clemson Soil Health Conference, where she delved into the biology of soil and how producers can maximize their soil biological systems.

By Julia Gerlach posted on December 26, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Mfg., we’re sharing a recent talk that soil microbiologist Dr. Kris Nichols gave at the Clemson Soil Health Conference, where she delved into the biology of soil and how producers can maximize their soil biological systems.

How Embracing Soil Biology Leads to Better No-Till Profitability

Ray Archuleta explains why soil biology is so important to crop production and how utilizing soil life more aggressively can boost no-till performance.

By Laura Barrera posted on December 28, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Ray Archuleta has more hope for the soils affected by the 1985 Chernobyl nuclear power-plant explosion than he does for most agricultural fields in the U.S.

Leaf Molecules as Markers for Mycorrhizal Associations

September 25, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Phys.org

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, discovered that certain leaf metabolites can be used as markers for mycorrhizal associations.

Articles Tagged with ''Mycorrhizal Fungi''

Interseeding Cover Crops Lifts No-Tillers’ Soybean Yields 20 Bushels Above County Average

How to Choose the Right Biological for Your Farm

4 Ways to Improve Your No-Till Soil Health

[Podcast] Best of 2023: World-Record No-Till Corn Yields, Vermicompost Extract & More

Can Crop Interaction with Soil Fungi be Enhanced to Reduce Fertilizer Needs?

Focus on Biology for Better Soil Health

Are Soil Inoculants Useful in No-Till Systems?

[Podcast] The Biology of Regenerative Soils

How Embracing Soil Biology Leads to Better No-Till Profitability

Leaf Molecules as Markers for Mycorrhizal Associations

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