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Cereal Rye Cover Crop Termination At or Before Soybean Planting Has Minimal Effect on Soybean Yield Across the U.S. Midwest Louis Hesler, Shannon Osborne
Outcomes from Crop Rotation are Mediated by Soil Microorganisms Michael Lehman
Feed Grain Polycultures Mitigate Weather Risk, Support Beneficial Insects, and Suppress Weeds in the Western Corn Belt Dhurba Neupane, Shannon Osborne, Karl Roeder, Avery Knoll, Patrick Ewing
Diversified Grain Rotations can be Highly and Reliably Productive in Unstable Climates Patrick Ewing, Bee Chim, Michael Lehman, Shannon Osborne
Soybean Gall Midge Susceptibility to Insect-Killing Nematodes Adrian Pekarcik, Chad Nielson
Temperature and Humidity Affect Bumble Bees Jamie Botsch, Jesse Daniels, Karl Roeder
Soil and Crop Responses to Topsoil Replacement in Eroded Landscapes Sharon Schneider, Apurba Sutradhar
Legacy Effects of Cover Crops on Cash Crop Performance and Soil Health in a No-till Corn-Soybean Cropping System Chuntao Yin, Nathan Lahr, Shannon Osborne, Michael Lehman
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"Reap the value of beneficial insects through soil health" (May 20, 2021)
Due to cancellation of the Summer 2020 USDA/Eastern South Dakota Soil and Water Research Farm’s Field Day, NCARL Scientists presented virtual research updates in February and March of 2021. Links to presentation videos are here:
Soil microorganisms: Hard to understand; Easy to please
Dr. Michael Lehman, Microbiologist
Diverse rotations - good for microbes, good for plants
Dr. Patrick Ewing, Agronomist
Restoring eroded land by replacing eroded topsoil: effects on crop growth and yield
Dr. Sharon Schneider, Soil Scientist
Impact of crop diversity on crop growth
Dr. Shannon Osborne, Agronomist
Seed treatment, foliar insecticide and a resistant cultivar for managing soybean aphid
Dr. Louis Hesler, Entomologist
An introduction and preliminary ideas for promoting insect biodiversity in agroecosystems
Dr. Karl Roeder, Entomologist
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