Richard B. Ferguson

University of Nebraska–Lincoln — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(61), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility(55), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics(48), Soil Geostatistics and Mapping(36), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism(23)

Publications190 total

Manure application mitigates soil organic carbon loss from decade‐long stover removal in no‐till continuous corn
Agronomy Journal·2025Open Access
Is an economically optimal corn nitrogen rate also environmentally optimal?
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2025Open Access
Lessons about soil health and corn yield after a decade of cover crop and corn residue management
Field Crops Research·2025· 3 cited
Cover crops and deep‐soil C accumulation: What does research show after 10 years?
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Did cover crop or animal manure ameliorate corn residue removal effects on soil mechanical properties after 10 years?
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Increasing rye cover crop biomass production after corn residue removal to balance economics and soil health
Field Crops Research·2023· 11 cited
Evaluating Critical Nitrogen Dilution Curves for Assessing Maize Nitrogen Status across the US Midwest
Agronomy·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Evaluating Critical Nitrogen Dilution Curves for Assessing Maize Nitrogen Status across the US Midwest
Preprints.org·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Cover crops and soil health in rainfed and irrigated corn: What did we learn after 8 years?
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
Combining corn N recommendation tools for an improved economical optimal nitrogen rate estimation
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2023· 12 cited
Evaluating management zones and crop‐sensing relationships for improved irrigated maize nitrogen management
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Corn Nitrogen Nutrition Index Prediction Improved by Integrating Genetic, Environmental, and Management Factors with Active Canopy Sensing Using Machine Learning
Remote Sensing·2022· 45 citedOpen Access
Soil hydrologic grouping guide which soil and weather properties best estimate corn nitrogen need
Agronomy Journal·2021· 10 cited
Data from a public–industry partnership for enhancing corn nitrogen research
Agronomy Journal·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Improving publicly available corn nitrogen rate recommendation tools with soil and weather measurements
Agronomy Journal·2021· 19 cited
Weather and soil in the US Midwest influence the effectiveness of single‐ and split‐nitrogen applications in corn production
Agronomy Journal·2020· 26 citedOpen Access
Soil‐nitrogen, potentially mineralizable‐nitrogen, and field condition information marginally improves corn nitrogen management
Agronomy Journal·2020· 15 cited
Relating four‐day soil respiration to corn nitrogen fertilizer needs across 49 U.S. Midwest fields
Soil Science Society of America Journal·2020· 14 cited
Cover crop productivity and subsequent soybean yield in the western Corn Belt
Agronomy Journal·2020· 45 cited
Adjusting corn nitrogen management by including a mineralizable‐nitrogen test with the preplant and presidedress nitrate tests
Agronomy Journal·2020· 6 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Emerson D. Nafziger(10), James J. Camberato(9), Carrie A. M. Laboski(9), John E. Sawyer(9), Newell R. Kitchen(9), Gary W. Hergert(8), Charles A. Shapiro(8), David W. Franzen(8), Fabián G. Fernández(7), Humberto Blanco‐Canqui(6), D. E. Kissel(6), James S. Schepers(6), Achim Dobermann(6), John F. Shanahan(6), Charles S. Wortmann(5), Curtis J. Ransom(5), Paul R. Carter(5), Carol A. Gotway(4), T. A. Peterson(4), Peter C. Scharf(4)