Maximize fertilizer use efficiency for peak fertilizer prices of 2022

April 25, 2022
Maximize fertilizer use efficiency for peak fertilizer prices of 2022

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT PRO-DAIRY 

Record high fertilizer prices this winter have driven a lot of creative thinking about cost-cutting strategies for 2022. Dairy farmers are at an advantage as manure is a tremendous source of all essential nutrients, and typical rotations of corn and alfalfa/ grass result in nutrients and other benefits for corn following sod. But how do we know where cuts in fertilizer are appropriate and where they are not?

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