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Striking the ECONOMIC BALANCE for P and K fertilizer
Author(s) -
Ehmke Tanner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2018.51.0107
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , commodity , fertility , economics , reading (process) , fertilizer , agricultural economics , natural resource economics , business , political science , psychology , sociology , finance , agronomy , demography , population , neuroscience , biology , law
In an age of persistently low commodity prices, growers and their CCAs are walking a tightrope in trying to find the agronomic and economic balance in fertility programs. Taking the measured and planned approach to fertility and focusing efforts on low‐testing soils lowers both the economic and environment risks. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Nutrient Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/542