Agronomy

If you’re thinking about cutting starter fertilizer this year because of surging costs, Ken Ferrie has three words of advice: Don’t do it.
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There’s plenty of disease inoculum in cornfields across the Midwest. It’s just a matter of whether Mother Nature will unleash the devastation this season that many farmers saw in 2021.
If you normally use starter fertilizer, keep using it, advises Ken Ferrie. “Five gallons of 10-34-O will give you a bigger kick than 300 pounds of broadcast DAP, due to placement and timing,” he says.
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