The potential for which is often greatest in fields that utilize conservation tillage, or no-till, since there is less soil disturbance. During a rain event, a portion of P contained in soils, crop ...

It found 45% of nitrogen applications have occurred ... overall corn and soy acres in the state than conventional tillage and conservation tillage practices. INREC is currently preparing for ...

Reduced tillage with a rye cover crop has ... but the story isn’t clear with soluble nitrogen and phosphorus, Locke notes. Conservation practices reduce sediment loss and attached nutrients ...

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 ...

In 2017, just 1.6 million acres of Iowa’s approximately 23 million acres of corn and soybean cropland had a cover crop ...

INREC initiated the yearly survey in 2017 as part of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy to track tillage practices, crop rotations and nitrogen, phosphorus and manure fertilizer applications. These ...

The hypoxia is caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus transported ... and soybean acres were farmed with either no till or conservation tillage practices, which leaves 30% or more of the field ...

Participation in the Precision Conservation Management program continues to grow and farmers can still sign up for the 2024 ...

Among the key findings were: Participating farms on average use two or more conservation ... reduced tillage and no-till. 83% ...