Articles Tagged with ''fertilizer''

5 Things to Know About Removal-Based P & K Strategies

"One concern I have is that some growers treat their P and K like balancing a checkbook, trying to calculate what is taken off the field and putting that amount back on in fertilizer. In almost all cases, this type of accuracy is not needed for removal-based guidelines," says nutrient management specialist Dan Kaiser.
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Making Environmental, Financial Gains with Strip-Till & Cover Crops

Iowa farmer improves soil, reduces inputs and achieves consistent yields with strip-till system.
Eric Hawbaker didn’t grow up on a farm, but a decade of working in the fertilizer industry as an agronomist, service tech and precision ag salesman left him concerned about the losses he saw occurring as a result of broadcasting nutrients.
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Analyzing Nitrogen Fertilizer Prices and Supply in Light of Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Nitrogen fertilizer prices are high and likely will go higher due to repercussions from the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Researchers at the University of Illinois trace the evolution of nitrogen price increases, making the case that increases up until recent months resulted from responses to the COVID pandemic, general price inflation and policies in Europe to move away from fossil fuels. 


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