Prepare Now for Rescue N Treatments
Wet spring conditions have created ideal conditions for nitrogen loss. Corn and wheat growers should consider a supplemental nitrogen application to provide the nutrients necessary to carry the crop through to harvest. Typically referred to as topdress or sidedress, this type of nitrogen application can make a significant difference in yields when loss has occurred.
Peter Scharf, University of Missouri agronomist, is quoted in an article in this month's Successful Farming magazine. "My firm belief after the last two years is that every producer and every retail organization need to have a plan for making rescue N applications in place before the season starts." Says Scharf, "Rescue applications of nitrogen fertilizer can be highly profitable when earlier nitrogen applications have been lost due to wet weather."
AGROTAIN is included in the chart that shows Rescue N Applications developed by Kelly Nelson, research agonomist for University of Missouri.
