FJCTV: How Nitrogen Management Impacts Harvest Yields

Nutrient management is costly, especially if the weather makes it hard to fully utilize things like nitrogen.

A 200-bu.-per-acre corn crop consumes 330 lb. to 350 lb. of nitrogen per acre. Know your soil’s nitrogen-supplying power to fine-tune application rates.
A 200-bu.-per-acre corn crop consumes 330 lb. to 350 lb. of nitrogen per acre. Know your soil’s nitrogen-supplying power to fine-tune application rates.
(Darrell Smith)

Nutrient management is costly, especially if the weather makes it hard to fully utilize things like nitrogen.

On Farm Journal College TV, agronomist Ken Ferrie discusses how nitrogen management impacts yields at harvest.

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