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Tag: soil fertility

Nitrogen Status in 2014 Ontario Corn Fields

Posted on June 14, 2014 (December 22, 2021) by Ian McDonald

Greg Stewart, Peter Johnson and Ian McDonald, OMAF & MRA   Background In 2014 the OMAF & MRA field crops team once again surveyed a range of corn fields to determine the impact that this springs weather has had on the level of residual soil nitrate. This year April was cool with less growth than […]

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Don’t Lose Hay Yield To Poor P and K Fertility

Posted on June 19, 2012 (August 18, 2020) by Joel Bagg

With higher land costs, increasing our yields is becoming key to reducing our costs of producing forage, and remaining competitive with corn and soybeans for acreage. Three factors limiting our forage yields are old stands, poor establishment and low soil fertility. Good soil fertility is essential to both yield and persistence of forage crops. Phosphorus […]

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