The 1997 MAX Report

The 1997 MAX Report

OVERVIEW	Page
About MAX	2a
How You Can Use the Computer Software Provided by MAX	2b
CONTACTS
State MAX Coordinators and Contacts	3
KANSAS - Golden Belt Alliance
One Tillage Operation Costs Three to Four Inches of Rainfall	4
How They S-t-r-e-t-c-h Their Irrigation Water	7
Crop Residue Alliance Spurs Growth in Conservation Tillage	8a
ILLINOIS - Lake Springfield Watershed
Water Testing Will Measure Farming Practices Effectiveness	8b
His Approach to Farming: Combine High-tech with Sound Management	9
ILLINOIS - Otter Lake Watershed
Tools That Modify and Improve Soil Condition	10
MICHIGAN - Saginaw Bay WQ Project
Group Evaluates Innovative Practices	11
OHIO - Four Mile Creek Watershed
MAX, Monitors, and Test Plots Pay	14
IOWA - Bigalk Creek Watershed
Proper Manure Credit Lessens Commercial Inputs	15
Iowa Grower Switches to Coulter System for Improved Tilth, Deeper Roots, and Less...	18
IOWA - Iowa Great Lakes Watershed
Yield Monitor Shows That Relatively Few Weeds Have Surprising Impact on Yields	23
IOWA - Spring Branch Creek Watershed
Taking Hog Manure Credit Lowers Their Production Costs a Whopping $9.90 an Acre	24
Crop Consultant at Bargain Price	25
IOWA - Three Lakes Watershed
Three Lakes Water Quality Project Quest: How to Best Farm Steep Hillsides With...	26
INDIANA - Upper Eel River Watershed
A River Runs Through It	27
INDIANA - St. Joe River Watershed
Yields Up, Costs Down and Fertility Fine-tuned	30
INDIANA - Boggs/Prarie Creek Watershed
Using MAX to Better Understand the Nutrient Value of Manure	31
MISSOURI - Turkey Creek Watershed
Variable Rate Fertilization, Roundup Ready Soybeans and Bt Experiments	32
MISSOURI - Smithville Lake Watershed
Balancing Optimum Sidedress Fertilization with Nitrogen Loss	36
Cooperating to Fine-tune Inputs	37
MINNESOTA - Norman Soil and Water Conservation District
FFA Agricultural Business Class Takes on Project of Gathering MAX Information	38
MINNESOTA - Clearwater Soil and Water Conservation District
High School Students Use MAX While Learning From Minnesota Farmers	39

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