Nitrogen application dissected
GIBSONBURG — Optimal nitrogen application rates, pest and disease control were the main topics during Northern Ohio Crops Day recently at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed.
The day was hosted by Ohio State University Extension educators in Seneca and surrounding counties, which enables them to provide more information than each hosting separate agronomy days.
Ed Lentz, OSU crops specialist and Extension educator in Seneca County, talked about nitrogen recommendations for wheat.
He said the Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Alfalfa still are good recommendations if the amount of nitrogen put on in the fall is deducted from the total.
Too much nitrogen can be expensive and bad for the environment.
“It’s no longer cheap insurance,” he said.
Lentz said nitrogen should be put on during the stem extension phase of growth, rather than earlier in the season.
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