A researcher with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association says fall-applied nitrogen is much more likely to contribute to nutrient runoff than spring-applied. Lowell Gentry tells Brownfield, “Fall nitrogen lost about 12 pounds per acre more out of the tile, you know, 12 pounds is about 7% of the fertilizer, but that represented almost 40% […]

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