Is the soil too dry to apply anhydrous ammonia?
Dry soils are a challenge to in-soil banded nitrogen application, especially anhydrous ammonia. When anhydrous ammonia is injected into soil the ammonia (NH3) is dissolved in water and reacts to...
View ArticleWhen is the perfect time to put nitrogen out on winter wheat?
If we get conditions where temperatures drop far enough below freezing at night, the soil will support ground application equipment until mid morning. That way nitrogen is getting on early before much...
View ArticleBanded nitrogen with wide spaced seed rows
Question from a Subscriber of Crop Chatter: I’m setting up a triple shoot air drill with wide (12.6 inch) spaced seed shanks. Each seed shank has a 3.5 inch paired row seed opener with a granular...
View ArticleStill Lots of N Fertilizer Options when Seeding is Delayed
In a spring when seeding is delayed, field operations should be minimized to permit seeding as soon as possible. Preplant applications of N, in particular may be compromised to advance seeding dates....
View ArticleTime to side dress corn is now
Many of the corn fields in Manitoba have emerged and for those fields that have not yet received their full complement of nitrogen fertilizer – now is a good time to make that application. There is no...
View ArticleSpray corn now – or fertilize more
Early season weeds in corn not only compete and reduce yield, but mean more nitrogen fertilizer is required to maintain good yields. Many farmers recognize that today’s herbicides can provide...
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Fall Nitrogen Applications
Fall nitrogen applications will be commencing shortly. There is an important rule and several guidelines for legal and efficient use of nitrogen. RULE: November 10. Nitrogen and phosphorus...
View ArticlePreplant Banding Ammonia & Urea in Corn
A very efficient placement method for rates of nitrogen that can’t be placed at seeding is the pre-plant band. Despite the popularity of direct or one-pass seeding this is still used in crops where...
View ArticleWet Soils, Yellow Crops and Options for Midseason Applications of Nitrogen...
With the large rainfall events across many parts of Manitoba recently, some farmers are noticing yellowing in their crops and wondering if they should top up their fields with some more nitrogen...
View ArticlePost Anthesis Nitrogen for Wheat Protein
When wheat prices and protein premiums/discounts are high, there is renewed grower interest in late N applications to enhance wheat protein. Following is an old recipe we have recently evaluated in...
View ArticleCan Sidebanded Nitrogen Cause Injury in a Dry Year?
Submitted by: John Heard, Manitoba Agriculture, Soil Fertility Specialist With a lack of seedbed moisture, there are justified concerns about seedplaced fertilizer injury to canola and other crops....
View ArticleCorn Concerns & Curiosities
A number of things are showing up in the corn patch, now that corn is actively growing and farmers/agronomists are scouting for emergence, growth and weeds. Uneven emergence Herbicide Injury Scorthed...
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