PureGrade Liquid Fertilizer :: Fertilizer Advizer
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Fertilizer Adviizor 1: Managing Fertilizer Application for Profit |
| In a recent poll published by Successful Farming magazine farmers were asked how they plan to reduce production costs next year. Thirty percent said they would cut back on fertilizer purchases. However, nearly an equal amount, 27%, said they would use the same amount of fertilizer and manage for better yields. This brings up the question of which fertilizer practices to continue and what needs to be done differently to increase yields and profits and still trim fertilizer expenses. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 2: Improve Phosphorus Efficiency by Banding In-Furrow | |
| Growers are looking for ways to make their fertilizer dollars go further. As grain prices fluctuate and fertilizer prices remain relatively high, many are looking at banding P to keep yields high while keeping costs down. We’ll take a look at how banding technology can increase yield while lowering costs. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 3: Starter Fertilizer Essential for Best No-Till Crop Yields | |
| No-till farming methods have spread rapidly in many areas of the country. In some areas no-till is the now the ‘conventional’ way to farm. It saves fuel, labor, soil, water and provides a friendly environment for earthworms and symbiotic mycorrhiza. In addition, no-till improves soil nutrient cycling and helps the soil become a carbon sink to reduce polluting greenhouse gas releases from the soil. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 4: Banding Phosphorus Improves Efficiency | |
| Growers are looking for ways to trim fertilizer costs. One way is to band phosphorus containing fertilizers like GoldStart 6-24-6 liquid starter either in or very close to the seed furrow. Banding is a much more efficient way to apply P as opposed to broadcasting on the soil surface download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 5: Increasing Soil Test Phosphorus with GoldStart® 6-24-6 | |
| Into: In 2007 Nutra-Flo ran an experiment to see how much the soil test P was increased by the application of GoldStart 6-24-6. We wanted to see how much more P was available in the area immediately around the seed. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 6: Starter Fertilizer: An Option for Corn Growers in Tough Times? Payback potential mounts as traditional practice yields to a more strategic approach. | |
| Use of starter fertilizers remains a solid, sensible option. Even growers who already use starters can increase yields further with a few simple changes to their usual routine. Starters increase corn plants’ ability to handle stress, improving the odds of high pollination during the reproductive stage and helping ensure fuller, bigger kernels and maximum tip fill by dry-down time and harvest. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 7: Check Planter’s Liquid Starter Equipment Before Heading to the Field | |
| As the planting season bears down upon us, there are some things we need to check on the planter’s liquid fertilizer system to be sure that PureGrade starter fertilizer will be properly applied. For most growers there will be little to do except to check for wear and tear and cleanliness. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 8: It’s Soil Testing Time. Soil testing season is just around the corner. As soon as the combine is finished with the field, someone can start “poking holes” to gather samples. | |
| If it’s been more than 5 years since a field was last sampled it’s time to resample. Non-mobile nutrients like phosphorus and potassium don’t change very much from one year to the next so a 3-5 year soil testing plan is adequate. Nitrate and sulfur, on the other hand, need to be sampled annually near planting time for the most accurate recommendations. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 9: Increasing Soil Test Phosphorus with GoldStart® 6-24-6 | |
| In 2007 Nutra-Flo ran an experiment to see how much the soil test P was increased by the application of GoldStart 6-24-6. We wanted to see how much more P was available in the area immediately around the seed. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 10: First Roots Need Nutrients Fast | |
| The importance of row-placed starter fertilizer in corn becomes evident once we take a look at how corn root systems develop during the first few weeks of life. Growers who study corn plant development know there are different stages of vegetative and reproductive growth. Let’s take a look at root development during the very first stage of growth called “VE” or germination and emergence and why an adequate supply of easily available nutrients is needed at this time. download | |
| Fertilizer Advizer 11: Nutra-Flo PureGrade Liquid Starter...Early Growth and Drier Grain | |
| In a recent Advizer we discussed the importance of having starter fertilizer in place during corn’s VE stage of growth, or germination and emergence. We mentioned that the final size of leaves, ears and other parts depends on having an adequate supply of nutrients when the radicle and seminal roots begin growth before emergence. Let’s move out a couple more weeks and see why a banded supply of fertilizer in amongst the seminal roots continues to be important to final yields. download | |