With higher fertilizer prices, it appears that many no-tillers are taking a closer look at how nutrients other than nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium can help keep no-till soybean yields at a high level.
Year after year, fertilizer is the big gorilla in the room when it comes to farm expenditures. In 2014, the readers of No-Till Farmer spent an average of $85,513 per farm to feed their crops — far outpacing the average of $69,732 spent on average, per farm, for land rent.
Most problematic for legumes, molybdenum deficiencies are sometimes misdiagnosed as nitrogen deficiencies, but with a soil pH greater than 6.0, a response to applications is unlikely.
Source: By Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin
Deciding when to apply micronutrients [Boron (B), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Molybdenum (Mo), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni) and Chlorine (Cl)] in crop production systems is often a difficult task.
There was a time when manure was the chief fertilizer on farms. It helped the crops grow, but was eventually replaced by technologically advanced, high-grade fertilizers.
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