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Crop Nutrition Week highlights ROI strategies

AgroLiquid agronomists say a delayed fertilizer program could help farmers improve their return on investment this year.

Reid Abbot says farmers who plan to cut back this year’s upfront fertility program to reduce costs can always come back with targeted applications.

“Go in-season with some maybe more efficient uses of those nutrients like nitrogen or sulfur or boron, maybe implement some foliar nutrition in there, just kind of delaying those decisions, spoon-feeding it,” he suggests.

National agronomist Stephanie Zelinko says she uses about 20 percent of a farmer’s anticipated income to budget for nutrition.

“That’s how you can make adjustments from year to year,” she says. “As we’re planning on going into the 2025 crop season, look and see what December corn is for next year and use that number as a good baseline.”

She also recommends investing in new soil tests where needed and making balanced decisions that support crop production.

Both recently joined online discussions as part of AgroLiquid’s virtual learning events for Crop Nutrition Week.