Posted by fixerupper on June 24, 2016 at 14:58:10 from (100.42.83.79):
In Reply to: Sidedress issues posted by Picassomcp on June 24, 2016 at 12:50:47:
Some varieties of corn respond to side dressing and some don't. One advantage to side dressing is you aren't putting it all down at once early on, risking leaching loss if the rains are heavy. The nitrogen you side dress won't be laying there as long before the plant uses it up so there is less chance for loss. Maybe you have heard about the lawsuit the Des Moines water works has filed against three Iowa counties for high nitrates in the Raccoon river which is their water source. They snuck out on farms and tested the water coming out of drainage tiles and had it tested. If they win that lawsuit we might be seeing restrictions on how and when we apply nitrogen and it won't be just in Iowa I know for sure they won't be letting us put it all on at one time. I live in one of those three counties so I am tuned into it though my drainage district has low nitrates. Anymore, losing nitrogen down the tile lines isn't just an economic loss to the farmer who applied it. Putting 28% or 32% straight into the ground is the best bet for being sure you won't lose it into the air before the plant uses it and you don't need rain to work it in. The side dressing rig I rent has coulters instead of knives so it doesn't disturb the ground much unless the soil is sticky. I can scoot right along with it too.
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