Leilani Zimmer Durand: Balancing Your Soil to Maximize Nutrient Availability MP3

A link to download the MP3 will be emailed to you after purchase. Make sure you enter your email address at checkout. This talk will focus on getting nutrients to plants: What are the best ways to get everything out of a fertilizer? What are the best ways to tap into the reserves of nutrients that are in the soil? Unlike the conventional wisdom on fertilizers, ensuring that plants get what they need isn’t just about crop removal. The application of the 200 units of N that is recommended for a projected 200 bushel corn crop, doesn’t mean all of that N gets into your crop and ignores the role soil plays in cycling nutrients. Many farmers overapply, or apply the wrong source for the soil type or crop, which can make nutrients hard for plants to access, or can lead to nutrient losses. Farmers need to choose not only the right amount of fertilizer but also the right source so that as much as possible of those nutrients bought get into plants. Plus, you want to tap into the reserves that are