An extension educator is outlining recommendations to maximize fertilizer dollars in 2022 as input costs remain high.

Paul Gross with Michigan State University tells Brownfield he’s heard from many farmers planning to change to their crop rotations or who are storing fertilizer over the winter because of the fear of rising costs.

“Farmers are really thinking hard about this,” he says.  “There’s probably as much uncertainty and concern with input costs—primarily fertilizer—as I’ve seen in a few years.”

Gross strongly recommends soil testing and not overlooking pH values before making fertility decisions.

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