Managing nitrogen (N) to maximize yields is a big task, but it is especially challenging during periods of volatile input prices. However, farmers have more tools than ever to successfully get the ...

University data suggests Minnesota farmers are driving innovation in nitrogen management, improving efficiency and reducing environmental impacts.

There are several easy steps you can take to manage nutrients more efficiently and then there are practices that take a little more planning but are well worth the effort. They all involve the ...

The Explore On-Farm Nitrogen Rate Trials tool allows users to view anonymized data from the hundreds of trials in the INI database. Data can be sorted by location and crop rotation, with other filters ...

Knowing the right about of nitrogen to apply to your fields is critical, whether it’s for improving yields or lowering your input costs. Daniel Kaiser, soils extension specialist with the University ...

On the surface, using nitrogen-based fertilizers within crop fields seems like an all-around good practice for producers who are noticing nutrient deficiencies in their soils. Yet, after years of ...

Recently, a research team in the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed that one-time nitrogen (N) application, a labor-saving practice favored by many ...

The months of January and February are the time to apply fertilizer to landscapes. When precisely this application is made depends on the growth of the plant. When plants like roses grow early or ...

Crop insurance companies are working out protocols for offering PACE, a pilot program in some counties that would reduce some of the risk in applying nitrogen in split applications, which is a ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (NEBRASKA EXAMINER) - Eleven years ago, Wade Ellwanger began analyzing reports submitted by farmers detailing the amount of fertilizer being applied on cornfields in his area of ...