Fertilizer
Supplying your corn crop’s critical early season nitrogen needs can make or break your yield.
For some farmers, excess moisture led to depleted nutrients, which might mean you need to take a closer look at your nutrient mix in 2020.
“If we have five different soil types, why do we go out and put out a flat rate of nitrogen?” Eller adds. “You’re leaving top-end yield on the table and overfeeding the under performers.”
For high yields, corn crops needs nitrogen throughout the growing season.
Penny pinching could be the difference between making, or losing, money next season.
Sulfur application methods, placement and timing depend on soil conditions in each field.
Potassium (K) regulates water loss and maintains turgor pressure. Identify K-deficiency symptoms in corn and soybeans before drought damages your yield.
The clock is ticking on fall fertilizer decisions. A trio of factors—a wet spring, yields on pace to set all-time records and low corn prices—place a premium on making tough choices for 2015 crops even before this year’s harvest.
Here’s how to manage a crucial, but often overlooked, building block of high corn yield.