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Proper Fertilizer Timing & Placement Optimizes Nutrient Needs

Deciding when & how to apply fertilizer depends on the nutrients, crops, equipment available & economic feasibility.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 27, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Many farmers are well-versed in the 4Rs of nutrient stewardship: apply the right source at the right rate, at the right time, in the right place. Following this framework ensures crops use nutrients efficiently and effectively, helping no-tillers maximize their fertilizer budget.

4 Considerations for Managing P and K with High Yields, Low Grain Prices

October 23, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Iowa State University Extension shares important management options to consider when making decisions with unfavorable crop/fertilizer price ratios.

What I've Learned From No-Tilling

More Moisture with a Side of Mustard Takes Dryland Farm to New Level

Gordon Gallup credits moisture savings and precise fertilizer placement for his early no-till success, while mustard has reduced pests and nitrogen needs.

By Gordon Gallup and Martha Mintz posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Dryland with only 16 inches of annual rainfall means farming a lot of acres if you want to support a family and turn a profit in eastern Idaho. That also means farming a lot of hours — at least it did when we were farming conventionally.

No-Till Helps Boost Yields in Short Growing Season

A one-pass seeding system and protective residue cover has led to improved wheat yields and reduced soil erosion on the Galbraith farm near Basswood, Manitoba.

By Angela Lovell posted on January 13, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

A one-pass seeding system and protective residue cover has led to improved wheat yields and reduced soil erosion on the Galbraith farm near Basswood, Manitoba.

Phosphorus Fertility For Wheat

July 18, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Kansas State University

It's important that producers not overreact to lower crop prices for wheat by cutting back this fall on phosphate (P) fertilizer, if it's needed, for the wheat crop.

Not All Fertilizer Bands Play The Same Song

May 5, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute

So often, phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are used in the same sentence when people talk about banded fertilizer applications, as if both were different verses of the same song

Spring 2009, Take Two In 2010

Experts offer advice for no-tillers once again contending with a slew of issues this spring stemming from a late, wet harvest

By Martha Ostendorf posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Déjà vu. No-tillers probably felt it this fall as they battled rain and then raced to beat the snow getting crops harvested, just like 2008.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Crop Diversification Is The Key

Thanks to no-till, this grower doesn’t expect to ever till his soils again.

By Ron Ross and Craig Stehly posted on January 1, 2003 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

A strict no-till corn-and-soybean rotation leads you down a path to trouble. The more practical kind of diversity that you can work into your no-till system, the better.

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