Posted by redforlife on March 11, 2022 at 09:57:57 from (174.210.161.139):
In Reply to: Fertilizer value posted by cjunrau on March 11, 2022 at 09:04:02:
I might point out that plants need moisture (rain) to utilize the amount of fertilizer put on. If you put on a full rate of fertilizer, and you have a dry year, the plant is not going to utilize all the fertilizer you put on. Now, on the other hand, if you put on a partial rate or perhaps no fertilizer, and by chance have a WET year (lots of rain), the plant is going to use up what fertilizer is there untill its gone, starve itself of nutrients after that, and that's when it'll start affecting your yields (number of bushels). That's when you'll see what should of been 200 bushel an acre corn, only yield 125 or whatever. All because of lack of fertilizer. That's when you won't be laughing and saying (I knew I could do it with less fertilizer). To answer your question more directly, the guys that are doing it right, are probably doing soil testing in the fall or winter, and using that information to adjust rates of what they put on. Is what they are doing by soil testing, is seeing what nutrients are left in the ground that wasn't used up in the previous production year. The guys that are doing it right, are also likely not cutting corners so close that thier just enough, doesn't turn out to be NOT enough. Always a surplus in the ground, and not a total depletion.
Sounds to me like you left the ORGANIC program. I would think spraying round up would disqualify you. I for one, don't see the benefit of being partially organic, and not seeing premium organic market dollars out of what you produce. I would think that would be something that you would want to be all the way into, or all the way out of. No, in the middle of the road, or straddling the fence on, would be beneficial on that, I wouldn't think.
There are alot of tight, greedy farmers out there. Won't spend an extra dollar on NOTHING. I'm sure there's a bunch that do what your talking about. In my opinion, they don't do as well over time. Those are the ones that get by ok on a dry year, but miss out on the bountiful harvest on the good years though. Or, not have it as good on the good years, I guess I should say.
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