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OMAFRA: Strip till fertilizer rates and placement

Ben Rosser, corn specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), addresses one of the most common questions he gets: What are safe rates of fertilizer for strip till?

According to Rosser, Ontario does have safe fertilizer rates for in-furrow and 2” x 2” planter banding but, unlike these placements, strip till fertilizer placement can vary significantly across, and even within various strip tiller types.

To build data to assist in safe-rate decisions, a new project has started at the University of Guelph with soil fertility and nutrient management professor John Lauzon through Grain Farmers of Ontario and Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding. |READ MORE