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Fertilization seems simple, but the finer points of good fertility are what turn it into a truly phenomenal part of farming. All plants need nutrients to survive. To properly harness [...]

Efficiency and low costs are the keys to turning a profit. This is why the best producers pay attention to all of their input costs, especially the most volatile ones. [...]

Fertilizer is critical to early plant growth, says Greg Kneubuhler, CCA of G & K Concepts in Harlan, Ind. 'I've seen starter fertilizer pay too many times to leave it [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brown is the new green. Higher fertilizer prices have created a renewed interest in using manure as a source of crop nutrients. 'Manure is a fertility package, not [...]

More Yield With Half the N On our farm we embrace change, often traveling to distant meetings for new ideas. One such idea, strip-till with deep-placement of nitrogen (N) has [...]

machinery shows Shave Input Costs Without Cutting Yield Even before fuel and fertilizer prices went up, a couple years of bad weather and low yields prompted me to look for [...]

A stable foundation for your corn plants starts with a compatible combination of nutrients. Basic knowledge of nutrient usage will help you avoid jeopardizing the building blocks that waste money [...]

Renewable Energy Grants Available If you're trying to cut energy use, USDA wants to help. The agency is making available $23 million for grants and loan guarantees for projects that [...]

Placement Accuracy-Whole Field Verses Variable Rate Click here to view table. Lime, Phosphorus and Potash Application Zones Click here to view maps. Big Payoff From Variable-Rate Fertilizer I've seen several [...]

How I Cope With High Fertilizer Prices The high cost of fertilizer requires us to be as efficient as possible, so in 2005, I began evaluating several new ways to [...]

Turning Swine Waste Into Fertilizer In a year-long, on-farm study, a combination of technologies developed by companies in the U.S., Spain and Japan successfully turned swine waste into clean water [...]

Nitrogen (N), phosphorus and potassium-the primary crop nutrients-are a concern for most farmers. A few farmers swear by micronutrients, such as boron, manganese and zinc, but the secondary nutrient sulfur [...]

A soil fertility expert, George Rehm, sets the record straight on lime, gypsum, phosphate and foliar fertilizer by demanding research to back up product claims for nutrients. His views about the facts and fallacies of the fertilizers that are used by the farmers are presented., Soil fertility specialist helps farmers base input choices on research not testimonials Call George Rehm an 'old-school' type of scientist and educator, and he'll be pleased. No practice wins endorsement [...]

Thank goodness it is time--or almost time--to head to the field. Amid the angst in the general economy and the uncertainty ahead for agriculture, we can go do what ag [...]

Input costs, especially for fertilizer, have been all over the board this past year, and they don't look like they'll settle down soon. Properly managing your fertilizer applications and options [...]

A farmer narrates how a big investment in fall strip-till and fertilizer injection rig paid off quickly.Deep banding phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) increase yielded an additional 15% more than broadcasting., A fall strip-till and fertilizer injection rig is a big investment, but for me it paid off quickly. Tilling a narrow strip brought my no-till corn yield the level of [...]