Variable rate nitrogen 

By: Gil Gullickson

Nitrogen has long been a nuisance for farmers. Apply too little and crop yields suffer. Apply too much, and you run the risk of runoff. With agriculture...

Pass the potassium, please - Some Midwestern soils are short of this vital nutrient. 

By: Gil Gullickson

In past years, potassium (K) deficiency was a mystery tucked inside a riddle wrapped inside an enigma. Vibrant ridge-till corn suddenly succumbed to striped...

Measuring micros 

By: Tracy Baumann

Is adding micronutrients to your soil worth the added cost?

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Pass the potassium, please 

By: Gil Gullickson

Some Midwestern soils are short of this vital nutrient.

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Do alternative fertilizers pay? 

By: Gil Gullickson

High fertilizer prices stimulate sales of nontraditional products.

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Manure revisited 

By: Gil Gullickson

When hog prices crashed in December 1998, cynical humorists joked that the manure was worth more than the hogs. That grim humor still applies today. Fortunately,...

Metering manure 

By: Joan Olson

With commercial fertilizer in short supply and prices approaching historic highs, livestock manure is more valuable than ever. But exploiting manure's...

Nipping at nitrogen prices 

By: Gil Gullickson

Here are 6 tips to help you slow galloping costs. While many farmers fret over price spikes in nitrogen (N) this winter, Gerald and Anthony Bly will rest...

Manure injection revisited 

By: Karen McMahon

New injector leaves high percentage of residue coverage.You wouldn't think a summer spent hauling manure would be inspirational, but for college student...

Efficient sidedressing ??? 

By: FARM INDUSTRY NEWS STAFF

Easily sidedress nitrogen with the new Nutri-Placr 2800-16 from DMI. The liquid fertilizer applicator handles from 12 to 16, 30-in. rows with either a...

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