Three Economic Reasons to Make Sure Your Beans Have Adequate K
As commodity prices continue to fluctuate, growers are planting more soybean than ever before. It makes sense. The prospective net return per acre for beans is the best it’s been in decades. However, the often overlooked component to profitability is adequate K. Soybeans not only remove more potassium from the soil than corn, removal rates have increased due to improved yields. That means the traditional K-rate growers have been applying to their rotations isn’t cutting it anymore. Dr. Carrie Laboski and Dr. Heidi Johnson have been seeing this issue crop up far too often in their home state of Wisconsin. In this video, they detail the importance of potassium to plant growth, and financial growth.
How K Can Improve Profitability of Beans
