CROP MANAGEMENT TEAM

OVERVIEW

The eight priorities listed below remain the focus of the Crop Management Team. The team is focused on increasing the profitability and sustainability of agricultural production systems in Oklahoma.

PRIORITIES

1. No-till

a. Economics

b. Machinery needed

c. Fertility

1. Includes legumes as cash crops and cover crops

2. Timing of fertilizer applications

3. Methods of fertilizer applications

d. Crop rotations

e. Economics of various inputs

2. Crop Rotations

a. Double cropping

b. Crops for both cash flow, pest management and soil tilth

c. Cover Crops

d. Economics of various crop rotations combined with soil management

3. No-till dryland corn production

a. Production practices

b. Develop crop production manual for Oklahoma corn production

c. Energy costs

d. Aflatoxin management

4. Biofuel Feedstock Crop Production (includes all crops such as canola, switchgrass, hulless  

    barley, sunflower, soybean, etc)

a. All phases of crop production and transportation

b. Variety tests

c. Soil fertility

d. Pest management

e. Economics

f. Marketing

5. Agricultural Chemical Movement off target

a. Management of pesticide movement off and through the soil

b. Management of fertilizer movement off and through the soil

6. Developing sensor technology for other than nitrogen – i.e. phosphorus and potassium

7. Integrated sustainable crop management practices

a. Crop rotations, cropping  sequences, No-till/minimum tillage, residue management

b. Reduced chemical  (fertilizer, insecticide and herbicide systems)

c. Use and management of animal waste as a nutrient source

d. Organic practices

8. Intensively managed bermuda grass

a. Nitrogen fertilization strategies