In assessing the current price situation, Franzen noted that in the past the price of natural gas has been the main driver in the price of nitrogen fertilizer, which it still is. We're going to be seeding seven to eight percent more corn across the country and corn sucks up fertilizer many times more than what we would put on for wheat. In recent months the high price for energy, especially natural gas, has been named the culprit for high fertilizer prices. The first time in 30 years that...

The fungicides used to control foliar diseases of wheat in Nebraska include Headline (pyraclostrobin), Quadris (azoxystrobin), Quilt (azoxystrobin + propiconazole), Stratego (trifloxystrobin + propiconazole), Tilt (propiconazole), PropiMax (propiconazole), Dithane (mancozeb), and Manzate (mancozeb) This year's growing season follows a fairly wet winter for Nebraska and much of the Plains, and continued wet conditions this spring will affect the development of foliar diseases in wheat. The...

The budget had increased the outlays for agriculture, irrigation, land resources development and production of quality seeds in order to achieve this. Sarma, Secretary, Fertilizer, said stocks to the tune of 20 lakh tonnes of urea, 11 lakh tonnes of di-ammonium phosphate and 14 lakh tonnes of muriate of potash were available for the kharif season. Mishra said State-wise, region-wise and agro climatic zone-wise details showed that 4.1 per cent growth was achievable during the 11th Five Year...

Toxicity depends on the amount of any chemical to which one is exposed, and we routinely use all kinds of chemicals to keep our homes and workplaces clean and safe. Almost any chemical, whether used in agriculture or for industrial purposes, and even chlorine which is vital to the purification of the water we drink, continues to be under attack. Another speaker just happened to work for a company that sells so-called "organic" fertilizer. Among the things SafeLawns wants to do is ask...

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