Applying fertilizer alongside seeds with a planter promotes optimal nutrient uptake. In grass crops, such as corn, prioritize nitrogen. “If corn runs out of nitrogen, it’s over, regardless of ...

At the closing of each growing season, growers start thinking about the next year, and soil testing is an important part of that planning. The Montana State University Extension Soil Fertility Program ...

"Ideal nitrogen fertilizer rates in Corn Belt have been climbing for decades." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250303191256.htm (accessed May 16, 2026).

Paulo Pagliari and other researchers at the University of Minnesota are trying to see if a bacteria can be used to reduce the amount of nitrogen needed to grow crops. Reducing nitrogen is important to ...

As soil test phosphorus levels rise, crops continue taking up more than required to maximize yield, a process known as luxury ...

Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie says you must first understand your nutrient requirements. Tight profit margins have farmers searching for ways to control input costs, including fertilizer ...

AMES, Iowa – The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according ...

A farmer applies nitrogen fertilizer to a corn field in Boone County in June 2024. Photo by Alex Schaffer/Iowa Soybean Association. AMES, Iowa – The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize ...