Fall fertilizer applications may not be the best option for Minnesota farmers.
University of Minnesota Extension educator Brad Carlson says research has consistently shown better crop yields when fertilizer is applied in the spring, making it worth considering a change in timing…
“Those differences are going to stretch out maybe enough bushels that guys just simply say ‘I’m not going to put on fall nitrogen anymore.’ That of course is a grower by grower decision, but we know that the infrastructure and the ability to put on a whole lot of fertilizer in the spring exists.”
Carlson says surface-applying urea, for example, can be done quickly in the spring.
(content: courtesy MNN)
