Agronomics

With this year’s drought-induced poor yields, many farmers may have the temptation to assume the majority of crop nutrients they put in the ground are still there. Dr. Mullen points out that may not necessarily be the case. Read More

Dr. Mullen talks to Brownfield Ag News Radio on how farmers can achieve the ideal soil sample. For more info on this topic check out the video here. Read More

Dr. Mullen talks to Farm Talk Radio about how starter fertilizers can make all the difference this spring planting season. Read More

Dr. Cristie Preston, Senior Agronomist for Nutrien, discusses the Nutrien ROI Calculator with AgriTalk. The ROI calculator allows farmers to input site-specific data from their farm to calculate their return on investment for different fertilizer management practices. She also discusses how spatial variability can impact your application strategy in conjunction… Read More

Nutrien Senior Agronomist Dr. Cristie Preston speaks with AgriTalk about a geographic tool that measures several data points related to nutrient removal and fertilizer consumption rates. Several states are seeing high removal and depletion rates and a lack of adding the nutrients back into the soil, and she discusses the… Read More

The nutrient removal tool calculates how much nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium uptake your crops will need, and how much will be taken out of the soil. She also explains the difference between a maintenance and a build approach when it comes to nutrient requirements. Read More