Tag: fertilizer application
Georgia: Important Settings on Spinner-Disc Spreaders Feb 16, 2021
Spinner-disc spreaders are common application equipment for broadcasting lime and dry fertilizer. Both pull-behind and large self-propelled spreaders are widely used by growers and co-ops in Georgia. One of the […]
Minnesota: Fall Fertilizer Decisions – DTN Sep 5, 2018
Farmers face tough nutrient management decisions as the fall fertilizer application season rapidly approaches. Issues with tight crop margins and possible uncooperative weather cause nutrient losses will factor into whether […]
Corn Belt: Fertilizer Cash Sales Cut Off in Favor of Spring Contracts Dec 14, 2016
It has been an interesting fall for Tim Malterer. Heavy rains fell in late September until he started to harvest on his farm at Janesville in south-central Minnesota. While he […]
Potash – Fall Or Spring Applications? – DTN Jan 26, 2016
Last fall I wrote an article about the fate of dry phosphate fertilizer if applied in the fall or spring. This article generated this reader question from Ocheyedan, Iowa: “I […]