Nitrogen (and yield) boosters 

By: by Joan Olson

New inoculants can pay on existing soybean fields....

Less bullish on corn prices/fertilizer 

By: by Wayne Wenzel

Merrill Lynch said today that the USDA forecast of a 4% increase in corn plantings this spring is above expectations and will depress corn prices....

Crops department 

Clamp down on crime. Anhydrous regulator. Precision systems....

Nitrogen controllers 

By: by Gil Gullickson

New technology may make variable rate nitrogen pay.

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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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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...

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