Nitrogen prices are surging in 2026. Learn how to use the MRTN calculator and OSU Extension tools to find the most profitable ...

At the closing of each growing season, growers start thinking about the next year, and soil testing is an important part of that planning. The Montana State University Extension Soil Fertility Program ...

Are you afraid yields will suffer if you cut rates too much? What if someone guaranteed to make up the difference if you cut ...

AMES, Iowa – When Michael Castellano tells people there are billions of different variations of farmer decisions and environmental conditions that can affect how much nitrogen fertilizer is just ...

Reducing nitrogen fertilization rates to the environmental optimum would cause a drop in yield of about 6% while only slightly reducing nitrogen loss, an unfavorable trade-off, Archontoulis said. "If ...

Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie says you must first understand your nutrient requirements. Tight profit margins have farmers searching for ways to control input costs, including fertilizer ...

It makes sense that farmers would want to apply only as much fertilizer as they need to maximize their yield. Any more and it’s money wasted on fertilizer that likely will run off into a nearby stream ...

AMES, Iowa – The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according ...