Skip to content

MN Crop News: Tillage economics; Alfalfa harvest alert; Weed management

MN Crop News: Tillage economics; Alfalfa harvest alert; Weed management

University of Minnesota Extension Driven to Discover

Minnesota Crop News

Daily Digest – June 3, 2021

strip till

Research update: Economics of tillage in Minnesota

It can be risky to consider new tillage systems, as there are a lot of unknowns in how costs of seed, fertilizer, chemical, or fuel will shift—not to mention crop yield. However, using the FINBIN data, we are now able to analyze how yields are impacted and what costs are most altered.

Read the blog post

 

field notes

Join us June 9 for Field Notes discussion on weed management

Join us Wednesday, June 9 for Field Notes when we welcome Drs. Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed management specialist, Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet agronomist, and Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist, to discuss postemergence herbicide applications and early season weed control challenges.

Learn more & register

 

Source: