One of the most challenging aspects of successfully managing nitrogen is the fact that nitrogen from fertilizer can be lost from the soil before the corn crop can take it up.

Traditionally, fall application of N is practiced in areas where soil temperatures usually remain below 50°F from late fall to spring. Lower soil temperatures reduce the activity of nitrifying soil bacteria that convert ammonium to nitrates. However, if soil temperatures rise above 50°F, N is at risk of loss through leaching or denitrification.

Wheat is considered a highly responsive crop to band-applied fertilizers, particularly phosphorus (P).

Soilgenic Technologies is making nitrogen fertilizer more efficient and effectively reducing its emissions with the launch of its new Visio-N Supra technology, which contains 40% NBPT.

While yield increases due to starter 2x2 fertilizer occurred less than half of the time in Purdue Ag Centers' trials, the potential for increased yield due to starter 2x2 fertilizer as high as 10-15 bushels per acre makes its use attractive to consider.