Weather is an unpredictable wild card for Iowa’s farmers, but drought poses greater challenges than usual. Drought can affect nitrogen fertilizer management by reducing outputs from the system — both ...

There are 17 nutrients that are essential for plants to grow and thrive. They are grouped into macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients. Macro-nutrients are those nutrients that plants use in larger ...

Everybody loves money-saving DIY ideas, especially if it repurposes something that’s ordinarily trash. So, the idea to use banana peels as fertilizer seems, well, rather appealing (you knew we had to ...

To maximize yield while preserving profit, economist David Widmar recommends farmers use precision applications and control ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Fertilizing outdoor plants during a heat wave can have dire consequences, especially if you're using a granular NPK garden fertilizer or ...