Category: Plant Nutrition
Balancing the backbone of crop nutrition
Getting nitrogen application rates right is critical in potato production. Global crop nutrition company Yara’s incubator farm in Idaho’s Snake River Valley helps fine-tune that delivery.
Amplifying the power of potassium
Trials show benefits of in-season application
Nitrogen-fixing biological application now available in US
Nitrogen-fixing biological Envita is now available in the U.S. market and will be available for the 2025 planting season.
Study reveals information on the timing of potassium chloride in potato fields
Sarah Light, an agronomy farm advisor with University of California Cooperative Extension, led a study on the timing of potassium chloride in potato fields. Her work was published in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment Journal, a publication of the American Society of Agronomy, and Crop Science Society of America.
New grant program increases American-made fertilizer production
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department received $3 billion in applications for the first two rounds of a new grant program.
Reducing nitrogen to improve soil and plant health
Could too much N be causing problems in potato fields? Advancing Eco Agriculture says yes.
Free webinar available on how to manage weight loss in storage
Three informative potato-focused webinars are now available to be watched for free through Spudman’s website.
BioSafe Systems releases new plant health promoter
BioSafe Systems’ new TerraGrow Liquid is a specialty blend of beneficial microbial organisms formulated to invigorate plant health.
Valent Biosciences creating new biostimulant organization
Valent BioSciences is establishing a new operating unit designed to expand its biostimulant line with new internally and externally developed products for the U.S. and global markets.
Agriculture production costs on the rise
Costs for agricultural inputs and crop protection agents are on the rise, reports North American Potato Market News (NAPMN).
Researchers aiming to turn recent microbe data into actions
Knowledge of soil microbes has grown rapidly in recent years, but in-production benefits to farmers have been minimal thus far.