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Consider Waiting Until Spring to Apply Fertilizer

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LATE HARVEST AND WET WEATHER IS PREVENTING SOME FARMERS FROM APPLYING FERTILIZER THIS FALL. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE STATE AGRONOMIST BARB STEWART SUGGESTS…

microphoneBarb Stewart (MP3, 479 KB, 00:30)
(Transcript) "...farmers wait until spring to put down nitrogen. Wet, saturated soils can lead to nitrogen being lost from fields and not available to the crops next spring. Consider side dressing your fields in the spring as part of your fertilizer program. You can utilize late spring nitrate tests and tailor fertilizer applications to exactly what the plants need. That can save farmers money and reduce nitrogen losses. For other money and soil saving suggestions please see your local NRCS county office."

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Iowa NRCS State Agronomist Barb Stewart and Webster County District Conservationist Denis Schulte are available for interviews.

Denis Schulte is available at 515-573-4411, ext. 3.
Barb Stewart can be reached at 515-323-2260.


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