BMP Quiz – Managing Crop Nutrients Edition
I had a chance today to leaf through another BMP book that has been sitting on my shelf — ManagingContinue Reading
Tag: Fertilizer
Thinking Phosphorus
Do you know your phosphorus index? The phosphorus index is used as a means to address the risk of surface waterContinue Reading
BMP Quiz – Phosphorus Edition
Have you got any of the OMAFRA BMP books on your shelf? Have you picked one up somewhere and haveContinue Reading
Is the Nitrogen Still There?
Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA Soil Management Specialist – Horticulture After heavy rains and wet soil conditions, questions come up about nitrogen.Continue Reading
Managing phosphorus responsibly
Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) Program Lead, OMAFRA Lake Erie, algal blooms, phosphorus and agriculture. These have been in the news overContinue Reading
Nitrate-nitrogen fertigation strategies
Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) – Program Lead, OMAF & MRA Keeping fertigated nitrate-nitrogen in the crop rooting zone is anContinue Reading
Micronutrient Fertilizer Programs
Micronutrients play an essential role in vegetable crop production. However, planning a fertilizer strategy involving micronutrients can be difficult. MicronutrientContinue Reading
Micronutrient Fertilizer Sources – a small amount goes along way
By Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) – Program Lead, OMAFRA Crops require boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum or zinc in relatively smallContinue Reading