The University of Saskatchewan has collected new data to revise outdated guidelines when it comes to fertilizing crops. Using online calculators, farmers can calculate a crop’s nutrient removal, the ...

The adoption of no-till and other conservation tillage practices help keep significant amounts of crop residue on the soil surface, which can create some management challenges. These can include slow ...

The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission defines high phosphorus (P) soil as any soil with a Mehlich-3 soil test P concentration >150 FIV (equivalent to 150 ppm or 300 lb/ac). Fields with Mehlich-3 ...

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 ...

In this week’s Boots In The Field podcast, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie addresses a 4R-type question regarding strip-till fertilizer placement. The grower says he currently is ...

Cover crops do more than remove nitrates. Cover crops that farmers plant in the fall to capture nitrogen also reduce soil erosion by holding soil with live roots that increase the fungi and bacteria ...

The Maha harvesting of rice is now nearing completion and the strong indications are that this season’s crop decline would be 40% to 50% due to lack of fertilizer. Concurrently, the yields of other ...