🫘 Foliar nickel (Ni) fertilization can boost soybean N concentration, yield, & grain quality—but effects vary by cultivar & weather. 🌱 Findings: Ni improved N uptake & grain yield in some cases, highlighting its role in soybean nitrogen metabolism. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7…

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🌾 New research out of Ethiopia shows that applying 150% of the standard N–P fertilizer rate to oat-vetch mixtures can significantly boost both fodder yield and nutritional quality, including crude protein, digestibility, and energy content, while lowering fiber levels. 🐄🌱

🌱 New agronomic innovation alert! Interseeding crabgrass & berseem clover into sorghum–sudangrass boosts forage yields, enhances nutritive value, and naturally suppresses weeds, especially with wider row spacing. doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7…

New research: Bermudagrass growers protecting against stem maggot pays off. 🪰 ✔️ Insecticide = more forage + taller canopies ✔️ Tifton 85 > Alicia in resilience ✔️ Degree-day models offer guidance for timing #Forage read more here : doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7…

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🌾 Traditional chickpea seed storage methods can lead to major quality losses. A new study from Ethiopia shows that hermetic storage technologies help maintain seed vigor and germination for up to 6 months. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7…

Congratulations to the Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management Outstanding Paper in the Applied Turfgrass section by Ross Braun, Chase Straw, Doug Soldat, Michael Bekken, Aaron Patton, Eric Lonsdorf & Brian Horgan. Check it out👉 doi.org/10.1002/cft2.2… K-State's Turf and Landscape Management Team Department of Plant Science Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

The 2025 Outstanding Paper in the Crop Management Section of Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management asks the question: What is more important for crop productivity—managing soil acidity or the soil Ca:Mg ratio? doi.org/10.1002/cft2.2… Texas A&M AgriLife Research OSU Ag Sciences MSU-PSM Department W.K. Kellogg Biological Station

And, finally, this year's Outstanding Paper in the Forage and Grazinglands Section of Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management is (drumroll, please🥁)....... doi.org/10.1002/cft2.2… MSU Animal & Range Sciences Clemson CAFLS UT Institute of Agriculture UT Animal Science Auburn Agriculture UGA Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management shares a comprehensive special section of insights on soybean planting in U.S. environments. Read more: ow.ly/TA4i50XbTIV #SoybeanResearch #SustainableFarming #AgScience #SoybeanProduction #PlantingDecisions #TurfgrassManagement #ForageCrops

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Just published: 🚨🚨 New research on establishing native warm-season grasses “Establishment strategies for native warm-season grasses: Organic & conventional approaches” 🌾 If you’re working with native grasses this one’s for you! doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7… #Forage #SustainableAg

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Addressing issues with green stem at #soybean harvest can be tricky. This recently published management guide walks through causal factors, diagnosis, and management decisions. Learn more at: doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7… #ScienceForSuccess #SoybeanHarvest #Harvest25

Quinoa isn’t just a grain, it’s showing strong potential as a forage crop in dryland farming. new study tested plant growth regulators (zeatin + brassinolide) and found: Faster germination, Stronger roots & taller plants, Up to 2.5× higher forage yield, Better protein & diges.

Read full article Here doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7…

🌱 Late winter forage planting matters! Research shows annual ryegrass, spring & winter oats planted Feb–Mid March can yield 3,500–4,200 lbs/acre before bermudagrass greens up. Jonathan Kubesh University of Arkansas Full study ➡️ doi.org/10.1002/cft2.7… #Forage #Livestock #AgResearch

New research alert 🚨 synthetic nitrogen fertilization, alfalfa interseeding, and combinations with crabgrass—affect forage mass, nutritive value, and economic outcomes in tall fescue and orchardgrass systems across two years. #forages