Fertility part 1
3-27-2024
2024 Fertility. The root of sustainability for our agricultural systems is related to utilizing the resources we have that have already been paid for. Stan Winslow says “Focus on ‘soil resilience’ by recycling nutrients, building soil structure, carbon, & microbes, etc. overall improving the resource.” I think that comment was brilliant, and I write this following Fertility Update for 2024 with this philosophy as a leading principle.
Nitrogen. is interactive with other areas of management impacting pests and growth. It is also the nutrient that is most sensitive to environmental loss from leaching, volatilization, and denitrification. The 2 key areas of emphasis are timing, and rate as it relates to yield goal and some evaluation of residual N.
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