At the closing of each growing season, growers start thinking about the next year, and soil testing is an important part of that planning. The Montana State University Extension Soil Fertility Program ...

Whether you’re a farmer or a gardener, you can use the 4 Rs to help keep nutrients and fertilizer in the soil. The 4 Rs stand for right source, right rate, right time and right place. These principles ...

With tight crop margins for the 2017 growing season, many farmers are looking for ways to cut input costs without hurting yields. One way to do this is by giving the appropriate nitrogen credit when ...

Mid-April is the ideal time to put out that first fertilizer application on lawns in North Florida. A newer trend in managing fertilizers while protecting the environment is the 4 R’s of nutrient ...

AMES, Iowa – The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according ...