![]() Levels of phosphorus and require little, if any, phosphorus fertilizer. Many soils in the central Upper Peninsula already contain significant It is easy to see that the $15 cost of soil testing 20Īcres, not including labor, is a potential bargain 1.6 lbs of 0-0-60įertilizer times 20 acres = the price of a soil test. An MSU soil test costs $15 and should represent 20 acres. ![]() Using estimated Michigan retail fertilizer prices from late This leads me to believe that there are producers out thereįollowing the path of tradition, or habit, and not carefully considering theĬost and benefit relationship between various crops and fertilizers. Is frequently 19-19-19, maybe 8-32-16 in the eastern Upper Peninsula. The risk of being offensive, I may ask, “What kind of fertilizer?” The answer Pounds of fertilizer per acre.” Maybe they say 200 or 300 pounds per acre. I hear it from farmers over and over, “I usually put on 250 Reflect for a minute on how we make some of our annual fertilizer decisions. Your crops are all in now and the planting rush is over.
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