Roughly 25% to 50% of the total commercial nitrogen applied to fields across the state occurs in the fall. Waiting for cooler ...

In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

URBANA, Ill. — Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois ...

AMES, Iowa – Newly published research from Iowa State University agronomists shows that the application of nitrogen fertilizer at optimum levels to corn and soybeans is required to maintain carbon in ...

Corn cobs, often discarded as waste, can be repurposed into a natural fertilizer that promotes healthy plant growth ...

Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...

Looking at 20 years of data from Stone X shows how 2025 and 2008 have elevated levels in phosphate pricing relative to corn price. One time spot pricing in New Orleans broke the historic high, however ...

Hans Schnekloth, a local farmer in Eldridge who has been farming for 17 years, says the ratio of fertilizer costs to market ...