Timely sidedress nitrogen guided by soil testing and applied before the V8–V9 growth stage helps ensure corn has the ...

For grain sorghum, a recent K-State study in Hays found that subsurface application of 60 lb/acre urea produced yields ...

At the beginning of the week, farmer Russell Boening of Poth, Texas tweeted a picture of nitrogen application, saying that planting for him is less than 30 days away. He farms roughly 40 miles ...

Fertilizers are one of the most costly and variable input costs for farmers yet are a necessity for maximum yield potential. In a year where fertilizer makes up a significant cost of farming, ...

For plants to thrive, they require a magic formula: water plus sunlight plus air plus fertilizer. Many green thumbs forget the last part of that equation. But fertilizers—substances that make soil ...

Surging costs for key crop nutrients that growers need could spur sharp cutbacks in fertilizer use. Prices are climbing for phosphate, crucial for plant growth, amid fear that an already difficult ...

Injecting cover crops with liquid manure can work, but using low-disturbance injection is important. When it comes to corn yield, manure application timing in the fall appears to be more critical than ...

More than 90% of soybeans and three-quarters of corn in the state are typically harvested by the last week in October, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Aerial ...