As with most tasks on the farm, timing is everything. But in addressing a nitrogen deficiency in corn, when is only half the equation — the other major consideration is how and which nitrogen ...

Many gardeners and homeowners have completed their fall gardening and home landscape maintenance tasks for the season once the final leaves are removed from the lawn sometime in November, but they may ...

One significant drawback with organic fertilizers is that they may not release enough principal nutrient such as nitrogen quickly enough for a plant’s best growth. Organic fertilizers depend on soil ...

Window closes on applying fall nitrogen for cool-season grass growth. The best time to apply nitrogen fertilizer to promote fall forage growth has passed, says University of Missouri Extension state ...

More than 90% of soybeans and three-quarters of corn in the state are typically harvested by the last week in October, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Aerial ...

Healthy soil leads to healthy plants! Keeping your vegetable garden supplied with sufficient nutrients will lead to vigorous growth, robust vegetation, and more produce. While fertilizing isn’t always ...

As soon as you walk into your favorite garden center, you can’t help but notice the stacks of fertilizer bags waiting for you. There are many different types, formulations, and brands to choose from.

Our landscape also needs to eat. Should we feed our trees and shrubs or wait until spring? One expert, Jerry Somalski, owner of Bay Landscaping near Bay City, says we absolutely want to fertilize ...

Crop insurance companies are working out protocols for offering PACE, a pilot program in some counties that would reduce some of the risk in applying nitrogen in split applications, which is a ...