Record Soybean Yields In Illinois

10/14/24 • 17 min

Some areas of the state saw some good rainfall associated with Hurricane Helene, but in other parts of the state, some farmers might go the entire month of October with no additional moisture.
Listen in as host Rachel Fulton, Agronomy Innovation Manager, gets a field and crop update from:
Scott Eversgerd, Field Agronomist
Matt Montgomery, Field Agronomist
Andy Knepp, Field Agronomist
Jason McVicker, Field Agronomist

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Spring Versus Fall Nitrogen Application

“The mentality that we don’t have to stabilize [nitrogen] in spring is a really poor one,” Andrew Luzum, Nutrient Maximizer Strategic Account Manager explains. “When we talk about that temperature sensitive chart, when soil temperatures warm up is when that bacteria load really starts to become more rampant and reproduce, and that’s when the degradation of the nitrogen happens. The reality is when we make fall-applied applications, that period in which the stabilizer is really doing its job really shouldn’t happen until spring, as long as we’re applying our nitrogen when the soil temperature is 50 degrees and trending down.”
But if you’re working with warm soil conditions, that’s a really long time for the nitrogen stabilizer to continue to do its job.
“The reality is if we’re trying to stabilize that nitrogen in the fall — it has to last for 6-8 months. Spring is just as important as fall,” Luzum said.
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