The University of Minnesota State Extension Soils staff has updated the corn nitrogen guidelines for highly productive non-irrigated soils. These guidelines still use the maximum return to nitrogen ...

Corn is a crop that wants a lot of water and nutrients to grow strong and healthy and to provide a bumper harvest of juicy cobs. These popular and statuesque plants are simple to grow, yet you do need ...

URBANA, Ill. — Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois ...

NASHUA - Extension soil fertility specialist John Sawyer shared results from two nitrogen studies at last week's field day at the Northeast Research Farm at Nashua. One study looks at seasonal and ...

University agricultural research has traditionally relied on small plot research on university-owned land, making some growers uneasy about applying university findings on their own farm. Two on-farm ...

Healthy growth in any garden depends on a steady supply of nutrients, and nitrogen is one of the most important ones. Without enough of it, plants lose vigor and color, and soil struggles to support ...

New York University scientists are using artificial intelligence to determine which genes collectively govern nitrogen use efficiency in plants such as corn, with the goal of helping farmers improve ...

Farmers are in the middle of calling input suppliers to get quotes for fall fertilizer, and the prices are shocking. The corn price to fertilizer price ratio on inputs such as phosphate are now the ...

The number of bushels of corn to pay for 1 ton of fertilizer is at historic levels, according to analysis by StoneX Group. If falling corn prices weren’t bad enough, fertilizer prices surged higher to ...