It’s Soil, not Dirt What kinds of fertilizer is used? And how is environmental management practiced in the cycle of planting and harvest? This AgChat works in these questions as part of a Soil and Fertilizer conversation.
- Why do crops need fertilizer? What is fertilizer?
- Farmers have you been using the 4R Nutrient Stewardship BMPs on your farm? http://tinyurl.com/7gdtut8
- Do you see a big advantage with variable rate application?
- How has technology improved fertilizer rates?
- How have nutrient inputs been of importance and value on your farm?
- Why are N-P-K so important to crops? @blakeohare98 asks what effect does Boron have?
- How are farmers making sure to protect the enviro when applying fertilizer?
- What organic fertilizer options are available?
- How has the use of nutrients and fertilizer helped you to meet your farms economic, social, enviro goals?
- On what scale are fertilizer nutrients helping to meet global food demands?
- What is the most interesting thing you learned tonight? Any thing you can apply on your farm?













