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Agronomy Technical Notes

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Montana Agronomy Technical Notes
Subject Date Technical Note Number Subsection Number
Directive Tabulation Sheet (PDF; 63 KB) January 2009    
Using RUSLE2 for the Design of Vegetative Filter Strips (VFS) For Sediment Control in Montana (PDF; 230 KB) January 2009 MT-90  
Soil Sampling for Variable Rate Fertilizer Application January 2007 MT-89 80
Web Based Nutrient Calculators
80.4
October 2004 MT-88 80
What is a Vegetative Filter Strip
140.1
2002 MT-87 140
Burning Effects on Soil Quality
150.16
2001 MT-86 150
Fertilizing Spring Wheat with Phosphorus
80.3
2001 MT-85 80
Waste Utilization/Nutrient Management
80.2
2006 MT-84 (Revision 2) 80
Soil Quality: More Than A Soil Test
150.15
2001 MT-83 150
Strategies for Renovation and Enhancement
90.1
2001 MT-82 90
Determining Plant Available Soil Moisture for Flex-Crop System
110.4
2001 MT-81 110
Soil Conditioning Index
150.13
2006 MT-80 (Revision 2) 150
Cropland Health Worksheet
110.3
2001 MT-79 110
Cropland Rotation Intensity Rating and Diversity Index
150.14
2001 MT-78 150
Phosphorus Index Assessment for Montana
80.1
January 2006 MT-77 (Revision 3; Discard February 2001 version) 80
Wind Erosion Equation (WEQ) Management Period Method Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
100
January 2006 MT-76 (Revision 3; Discard April 2003 version) 100
National Soil Quality Institute, Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number 9 - Managing Conservation Tillage (PDF; 23 KB)
150.10
1999 MT-75H 150
National Soil Quality Institute; Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number 7 - Effects of Soil Erosion on Soil Productivity and Soil Quality (PDF; 21 KB)
150.9
1999 MT-75G 150
National Soil Quality Institute; Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number-6 - Legumes and Soil Quality (PDF; 29 KB)
150.8
1999 MT-75F 150
National Soil Quality Institute; Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number 4 - Effect of Soil Quality on Nutrient Efficiency (PDF; 112 KB)
150.7
1999 MT-75E 150
National Soil Quality Institute; Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number 3 - Effects of Residue Management and No-Till on Soil Quality (PDF; 103 KB)
150.6
1999 MT-75D 150
National Soil Quality Institute; Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number 2 - Conservation Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Quality (PDF; 266 KB)
150.5
1999 MT-75C 150
National Soil Quality Institute; Soil Quality Publications; Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note Number 1 - Cover and Green Manure Crop Benefits to Soil Quality (PDF; 96 KB)
150.4
1999 MT-75B 150
Forage Production Maps (PDF; 1.6 MB)
130.1 to 130.15
1998 MT-75A 130
Predicting Spring Wheat Yield and Protein Response to Nitrogen
80.1
1998 MT-74 80
Temperature and Aeration (110.1) 1998 MT-73 (110.1) 110
Integrated Crop Management (110.2) 1998 MT-73 (110.2) 110
Soil Water (120.1) 1998 MT-73 (120.1) 120
Soil Physical Factors (150.1) 1998 MT-73 (150.1) 150
Soil pH (150.2) 1998 MT-73 (150.2) 150
Soil Mircoanimals (150.3) 1998 MT-73 (150.3) 150
Technical Recommendations for Renovation of Existing CRP Stands - Monsanto 1998 MT-72 90
Prescribed Burning Safety 1998 MT-70 110
Current Topics in Conservation Tillage - An Annotated 69 1986 Bibliography of Recent Research Publications (Cancelled August 2006) 1986 MT-69
(Cancelled)
110
Soil Sampling on Saline Seep Recharge and Discharge Areas 1984 MT-68 140
Weed Control Guides (Cancelled May 2006) 1982 MT-64 (Revision) (Cancelled) 90
Ways to Describe Soil Losses (Cancelled July 2006) 1981 MT-63 (Revision)
(Cancelled)
100
A Procedure for Estimating Small Grain Yields (Cancelled July 2006) 1980 MT-62
(Cancelled)
110
Estimating the Loss of Plant Nutrients by Crop 61 1980 Production and Grazing Animals (Cancelled May 2006) 1980 MT-61 (Cancelled) 80
Crop Yields, Rooting Depths, Oil Percentages, and Soil Water Use 60 1979 for Oil Seed Crops, Alfalfa, and Grasses (Cancelled May 2006) 1979 MT-60 (Cancelled) 110
Depth Control Bank Construction (Cancelled May 2006) 1980 MT-59 (Cancelled) 100
Pastures for Use with Rangelands (Cancelled July 2006) 1980 MT-58
(Cancelled)
130
Rape as a Pasture Plant (Cancelled May 2006) 1978 MT-57 (Cancelled) 130
Soil Erodibility and Soil Loss Tolerance Factors (Cancelled May 2006) 1977 MT-56 (Cancelled) 100
Plant Identification - Small-Grain Seedlings (Cancelled May 2006) 1977 MT-55 (Cancelled) 110
Tall Wheatgrass Barriers (Cancelled May 2006) 1977 MT-54 (Cancelled) 100
Revegetation of Stream Channel Banks (Cancelled May 2006) 1976 MT-52 (Cancelled) 100
Organic Wastes on Agricultural Soils (Cancelled May 2006) 1971 MT-49 (Cancelled) 80
The Nitrate Problem in Oats or Cereal Crops for Hay or Silage 1969 MT-44 130
Wild Barley (Cancelled June 2006) 1969 MT-42
(Cancelled)
140
Stubble Snowtrap - Height Governs Runoff (Cancelled May 2006) 1969 MT-41 (Cancelled) 100
Grazing Intensities and Systems on Crested Wheatgrass (Cancelled May 2006) 1969 MT-40 (Cancelled) 130
Bloat - Reprint of Note (Cancelled May 2006) 1967 MT-36 (Cancelled) 130
Some Economic and Management Factors to Consider 30 1966 in Planning Irrigated Pastures (Cancelled May 2006) 1966 MT-30 (Cancelled) 130
Regrowth Periods for Irrigated Pastures (Cancelled May 2006) 1966 MT-29 (Cancelled) 130
Effect of Kind, Amount, and Placement of Residue 28 1966 on Wind Erosion Control (Cancelled May 2006) 1966 MT-28 (Cancelled) 100
Establishment of Birdsfoot Trefoil (Cancelled May 2006) 1966 MT-26 (Cancelled) 130
Alfalfa Growth as Influenced by Static and Fluctuating Water Tables (Cancelled May 2006) 1965 MT-24 (Cancelled) 130
Inoculation of Legumes to Promote Symbiotic Fixation of Nitrogen (Cancelled May 2006) 1965 MT-23 (Cancelled) 130
Efficient Use of Irrigated Water Pays  (Cancelled May 2006) 1965 MT-22 (Cancelled) 120
Comparison of Laboratory Germination 20 1965 and Field Germination of Seeds (Cancelled June 2006) 1965 MT-20
(Cancelled)
140
Excerpts from Leaflet No. 1, 19 1964 “Facts You Should Know About Grassland Agriculture”  (Cancelled May 2006) 1964 MT-19 (Cancelled) 130
Stubble Mulching  (Cancelled May 2006) 1964 MT-18 (Cancelled) 100
Maximum Planting Depth of Legumes and Grasses for 16 1964 Approximately 50% Emergence (Cancelled May 2006) 1964 MT-16 (Cancelled) 130
Stubble Mulch Farming (Cancelled May 2006) 1963 MT-13 (Cancelled) 100
Influence of Salinity on Seed Germination (Cancelled June 2006) 1963 MT-12
(Cancelled)
140
Pasture and Hay Conservation Factors (Cancelled May 2006) 1963 MT-11 (Revision) (Cancelled) 130
Conservation of Winter Precipitation in the Northern Great Plains (Cancelled May 2006) 1963 MT-10 (Cancelled) 110
Depth Bands for Grain Drills (Cancelled May 2006) 1962 MT-9 (Cancelled) 110
Subsoiling and Deep Tillage (Cancelled June 2006) 1962 MT-7
(Cancelled)
140
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