In some cases, starter fertilizer applications might be worth exploring for soybeans due to the crop's removal of nutrients per bushel of grain harvested, says Kansas State University Extension.
With recent heavy rains, experts at University of Nebraska discuss nitrogen needs for crops and whether or not more starter fertilizer is needed at re-planting.
When done correctly, the PSNT is an excellent tool to determine available nitrate-N from organic matter mineralization, says Michigan State University Extension.
The nitrogen rate within a particular field for corn, wheat or sunflower is important, but nitrogen rate isn't related to yield over different sites, according to a soil specialist at North Dakota State University Extension.
South Dakota State University discusses the chances for nitrogen loss due to deficient or abundant precipitation, and one product that may help slow volatilization of urea.
Trey Hill of Harborview Farms in Rockhall, Md., talks about the cover crop test plot they’re working on with University of Maryland soil scientist Ray Weil through a program with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. They’re studying the amount of nutrients the cover crops can hold onto and when Harborview Farms can expect to see those nutrients used by their cash crops.
A manure treatment system under testing separates almost 100% of phosphorus from manure in a solid form, leaving a nitrogen-rich liquid ideal for fertigation.
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