Fall Fertilizer Dilemma: Ask these four questions before buying
Story Date: 10/28/2021

 

Source: Emily Unglesbee, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 10/26/21

There are no easy answers for farmers eying sky-high fertilizer prices and supply shortages this fall and wondering what to do -- but there are good questions. What are your current phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) levels? How low can you drop nitrogen (N) rates in your region without dinging yield? Can you swing partial N applications this fall, and come back with more in the spring? And if you go all in on fall anhydrous ammonia applications right now, are you sure the N will still be there in the spring?

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