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Soybean harvest at RAREC
Harvesting of soybeans in a double panel AV research plot at RAREC in southern New Jersey on 6 November 2024. Harvesting of soybeans in a double panel AV research plot at RAREC in southern New Jersey. On 6 November 2024 the soybean research plots were harvested at RAREC. In the late afternoon the day prior…
Soybean production winding down at RAREC for the first season
The weather this season in southern New Jersey was nothing short of very dry for most of the second half of the summer and fall. In total, since 1 Aug. less than 2 inches of rainfall has been recorded at the research station. Fortunately, overhead irrigation was available to supply supplemental water to the soybean…
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Breaking down the specialty crops trial at RAREC
On 1 November, the removal of the plastic mulch and drip lines at RAREC began. The day prior, the specialty crops were mowed down with a bushhog to allow the plastic mulch lifter to cut and pull the plastic and drip line out of the ground. The presence of the panels and the width of…
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