Although nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and secondary nutrients such as calcium, magnesium and sulfur make up 98% of a plant’s composition, the other 2% of micronutrients are critical for making proteins and enzymes that keep plants healthy and producing high-yielding no-till crops, says No-Till Innovator Jim Hoorman.
Advancing Eco Agriculture announced its new product, SeedFlare, a new National Organic Program (NOP)-compliant product to speed germination and plant health. The company also introduced four additional products that work to optimize crop nutrition.
We can apply as much N and as many nutrients as we want to our fields, but without healthy soil those nutrients will end up wasted or washed away. So how do we get these nutrients to our crops?
Nutrient uptake from the soil is a seven-step process, requiring input from the plant with participating elements of the roots, energy input, and vascular tissues.
Corn and soybean take up relatively large amounts of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), and much of this P and K ends up in the grain that is taken off the field during harvest. In order to keep soil nutrient levels from dropping over time, the amounts removed need to be replaced by applying fertilizer or manure. In order to know how much nutrient a crop removes, we need to know how much there is in a bushel of harvested grain.
Ag company agronomist believes farmers on both sides of the weather extremes are likely to have crops that need additional nitrogen, potassium and sulfur.
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