Any farmer worth their salt knows the importance of fertilizing a crop for optimal production. Often, this common knowledge stops at row crops or high value hay like alfalfa. Could a look at your ...

Fertilizing cool season pastures can help you take full advantage of recent spring rains. Grass growth is stimulated by nitrogen fertilizer just like other crops. One key to profitable fertilizing of ...

Like other crops, pasture and hayland grass growth is stimulated by fertilizer. Nitrogen is the primary nutrient most commonly needed for grasses. However, phosphorous, potassium or sulfur also may be ...

Fertilizing warm-season grass is a practice some producers do, but one should consider forage needs, the value of the forage and fertilizer costs. Warm-season grasses are very efficient at using water ...

In Indiana, pastures are generally (but not always) relegated to land that is too steep and rocky for row crops. The soils tend to be shallow, low in fertility, and droughty. The dominant plant ...

Fertilizer prices have fallen in recent months. Unfortunately, so have cattle prices. Does it pay to fertilize bermudagrass pastures to increase carrying capacity in times such as these? To answer ...

Let’s face it, fertilizer prices have gone through the roof! Fifty pounds of actual nitrogen (N) which is equal to 109 lbs./ac. of urea 46-0-0 would cost $51 per acre if urea was $925/ton. If your ...

While summer may be over and the main grazing season concluded, the fall is one of the best times of the year to evaluate the condition of pasture and complete some pasture management tasks. Time ...

Any farmer worth their salt knows the importance of fertilizing a crop for optimal production. Often, this common knowledge stops at row crops or high value hay like alfalfa. Could a look at your ...

Fertilizing cool season grass is something many producers do each year, but one should consider forage needs, the value of the forage, and fertilizer costs. Fertilization of smooth bromegrass pastures ...