Influence of low‐disturbance fall liquid dairy manure application on corn silage yield, soil nitrate, and rye cover crop growth

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1298-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica F. Sherman ◽  
Eric O. Young ◽  
William E. Jokela ◽  
Jason Cavadini
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crop ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Corn Silage ◽  
Soil Nitrate ◽  
Manure Application

Influence of the time and rate of liquid-manure application on yield and nitrogen utilization of silage corn in south coastal British Columbia

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Zebarth ◽  
J. W. Paul ◽  
O. Schmidt ◽  
R. McDougall
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Inorganic Fertilizer ◽  
N Recovery ◽  
Corn Yield ◽  
Residual Soil ◽  
Soil Nitrate ◽  
Liquid Manure ◽  
Manure Application ◽  
Coastal British Columbia

Manure-N availability must be known in order to design application practices that maximize the nutrient value of the manure while minimizing adverse environmental impacts. This study determined the effect of time and rate of liquid manure application on silage corn yield and N utilization, and residual soil nitrate at harvest, in south coastal British Columbia. Liquid dairy or liquid hog manure was applied at target rates of 0, 175, 350 or 525 kg N ha−1, with or without addition of 100 kg N ha−1 as inorganic fertilizer, at two sites in each of 2 yr. Time of liquid-dairy-manure application was also tested at two sites in each of 2 yr with N-application treatments of: 600 kg N ha−1 as manure applied in spring; 600 kg N ha−1 as manure applied in fall; 300 kg N ha−1 as manure applied in each of spring and fall; 200 kg N ha−1 applied as inorganic fertilizer in spring; 300 kg N ha−1 as manure plus 100 kg N ha−1 as inorganic fertilizer applied in spring; and a control that received no applied N. Fall-applied manure did not increase corn yield or N uptake in the following growing season. At all sites, maximum yield was attained using manure only. Selection of proper spring application rates for manure and inorganic fertilizer were found to be equally important in minimizing residual soil nitrate at harvest. Apparent recovery of applied N in the crop ranged from 0 to 33% for manure and from 18 to 93% for inorganic fertilizer. Key words: N recovery, manure management

Spring thaw and growing season N2O emissions from a field planted with edible peas and a cover crop

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Pattey ◽  
Lynda G Blackburn ◽  
Ian B. Strachan ◽  
Ray Desjardins ◽  
Dave Dow
Keyword(s):  
Nitrous Oxide ◽  
Diode Laser ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Tunable Diode Laser ◽  
Nitrous Oxide Emissions ◽  
Manure Application ◽  
Continuous Measurements

Nitrous oxide emissions are highly episodic and to accurately quantify them annually, continuous measurements are required. A tower-based micrometeorological measuring system was used on a commercial cattle farm near Cô teau-du-Lac, (QC, Canada) during 2003 and 2004 to quantify N2O emissions associated with the production of edible peas. It was equipped with an ultrasonic anemometer and a fast-response closed-path tunable diode laser. Continuous measurements of N2O fluxes were made during the spring thaw following corn cultivation in summer 2002, then during an edible pea growing season, followed by cattle manure application, cover crop planting and through until after the next spring ploughing. The cumulative N2O emissions of 0.7 kg N2O-N ha-1 during the initial snowmelt period following corn harvest were lower than expected. Sustained and small N2O emissions totalling 1.7 kg N2O-N ha-1 were observed during the growing season of the pea crop. Solid cattle manure applied after the pea harvest generated the largest N2O emissions (1.9 kg N2O-N ha-1 over 10 d) observed during the entire sampling period. N2O emissions associated with the cover crop in the fall were mostly influenced by manure application and totalled 0.8 kg N2O-N ha-1. For the subsequent spring thaw period, N2O emissions were 0.8 kg N2O-N ha-1. This represents approximately 15% of the annual emissions for the edible pea-cover crop system, which totalled 5.6 kg N2O-N ha-1 over the measuring periods. There was little difference in spring thaw N2O emissions between the two growing seasons of corn and edible pea-cover crop. Key words: Nitrous oxide emissions, legumes, snowmelt, dairy manure, tunable diode laser, flux tower

scholarly journals Tillage and Liquid Dairy Manure Effects on Overland Flow Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loss Potential in an Upper Midwest Corn Silage-Winter Triticale Cropping System

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1775
Author(s):  
Jessica F. Sherman ◽  
Eric O. Young ◽  
Jason Cavadini
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crops ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Overland Flow ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Nutrient Loss ◽  
Upper Midwest ◽  
Manure Application ◽  
Total N ◽  
Winter Cereal ◽  
Cereal Grain

Dairy manure is an important crop nutrient source in Wisconsin and other parts of the upper Midwest but can contribute to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) losses in overland flow/surface runoff. Winter cereal grain cover crops can help reduce erosion and nutrient transport in corn systems. However, few studies have compared tillage impacts on nutrient loss in live cover crop systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate vertical (VT) and chisel tillage (CT) effects on overland flow nutrient and sediment loss potential after spring-applied liquid manure. A surface application treatment (i.e., broadcast) and a no manure control were also included for comparison. After corn (Zea mays L.) planting into a live triticale (Triticale hexaploide L.) cover crop, four artificial rainfall-overland flow events were generated (42 mm h−1 for 30 min) on replicated field-scale plots in central Wisconsin. Mean total P, total N, and suspended solids loads were consistently lower for VT at 2 days post-manure application (with 97 to 99% lower losses than broadcast, respectively). Dissolved reactive P and ammonium-N concentrations for both CT and VT were significantly lower three weeks after manure application compared to broadcast. Results suggest that VT reduced soil/residue disturbance while incorporating manure sufficiently to reduce sediment, N, and P transport potential under simulated high overland flow conditions.

scholarly journals Influence of Soil and Manure Management Practices on Surface Runoff Phosphorus and Nitrogen Loss in a Corn Silage Production System: A Paired Watershed Approach

Soil Systems ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jessica F. Sherman ◽  
Eric O. Young ◽  
William E. Jokela ◽  
Michael D. Casler ◽  
Wayne K. Coblentz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Period ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Corn Silage ◽  
Manure Application ◽  
Nutrient Runoff ◽  
Buffer Strip ◽  
Paired Watershed

Best management practices (BMPs) can mitigate erosion and nutrient runoff. We evaluated runoff losses for silage corn management systems using paired watershed fields in central Wisconsin. A two-year calibration period of fall-applied liquid dairy manure incorporated with chisel plow tillage (FMT) was followed by a three and a half-year treatment period. During the treatment period FMT was continued on one field, and three different systems on the others: (a) fall-applied manure and chisel tillage plus a vegetative buffer strip (BFMT); (b) a fall rye cover crop with spring manure application and chisel tillage (RSMT), both BMPs; a common system (c) fall manure application with spring chisel tillage (FMST). Year-round runoff monitoring included flow, suspended sediment (SS), total phosphorus (TP), dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP), ammonium (NH4+-N), nitrate, and total nitrogen (TN). Results showed BFMT reduced runoff SS, TP, and TN concentration and load compared to FMT. The RSMT system reduced concentrations of SS, TP, and TN, but not load because of increased runoff. The FMST practice increased TP, DRP, and NH4+-N loads by 39, 376, and 197%, respectively. While BMPs showed mitigation potential for SS, TN, and TP, none controlled DRP, suggesting additional practices may be needed in manured corn silage fields with high runoff potential.

scholarly journals Long-term Effect of Manure Application in a Certified Organic Production System on Soil Physical and Chemical Parameters and Vegetable Yields

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Verlinden ◽  
Louis McDonald ◽  
James Kotcon ◽  
Silas Childs
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crop ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Green Bean ◽  
High Input ◽  
Manure Application ◽  
Green Pepper ◽  
Low Input

In 1999, West Virginia University (WVU) established an organic farming systems project with a market garden section consisting of 32 plots measuring 16 × 25 ft arranged in a completely randomized design. Sixteen of these plots were managed as high-input and 16 as low-input plots. High-input plots received 10 tons/acre per year of dairy manure and a rye-vetch (Secale cereale and Vicia villosa) cover crop during each winter season since the inception of the experiment in 1999. Fertility in low-input plots was managed solely with an annual rye-vetch cover crop while both treatments also received 5 tons/acre of mixed species hay used as mulch in 2 of every 4 years. A 4-year rotation of crops, green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), zucchini (Cucurbita pepo), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), green pepper (Capsicum annuum), and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in the Fabaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Solanaceae, and Asteraceae families, was established in 1999 and has been maintained ever since. Soil organic matter (SOM) in the upper 6 inches of the soil profile (4.4% in 1999) has remained unchanged in low-input plots at 5.2% in 2004 and 5.4% in 2014, the year following transition and most recent data collection, respectively. During this same time period, significant increases in SOM from 6.4% in 2004 to 8.7% in 2014 were observed in high-input plots. Bulk density was lower in high-input plots than low-input plots in 2014. Despite these improvements in soil quality, high-input plots showed very high levels of phosphorus and potassium. Over the duration of the experiment, yearly manure application increased yields by 22% in all crops combined; however, individual crops responded quite differently. The yield was 9%, 25%, 24%, and 24% higher in high-input plots than in low-input plots for tomato, pepper, zucchini, and green bean, respectively. Manure application in addition to green manures and hay mulch incorporation was found to result in significant economic returns.

Long-Term Effects of Sustained Beef Feedlot Manure Application on Soil Nutrients, Corn Silage Yield, and Nutrient Uptake

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1672-1681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Ferguson ◽  
John A. Nienaber ◽  
Roger A. Eigenberg ◽  
Brian L. Woodbury
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Uptake ◽  
Soil Nutrients ◽  
Corn Silage ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Manure Application ◽  
Beef Feedlot Manure

Cover crop mixtures: A powerful strategy to reduce post-harvest surplus of soil nitrate and leaching

2022 ◽  
Vol 325 ◽  
pp. 107750
Author(s):  
Jared Lapierre ◽  
Pedro Vitor Ferrari Machado ◽  
Zachary Debruyn ◽  
Shannon E. Brown ◽  
Sean Jordan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crop ◽  
Soil Nitrate ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Powerful Strategy
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