Broadcasting Spreader Articles & Analysis
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A research farm in central Pennsylvania tested their standard soybean fertilizer program (no fertilizer), compared to two rates of granular AZOMITE fertilizer broadcast 10 days after planting the Stine 25LH62 soybeans on May 20, 2016. The AZOMITE was applied May 30, 2016, by a broadcast spreader at two rates of 150 lbs/ac and 300 lbs/ac. Four ...
This lowers the safe seed-placed fertilizer rate dramatically, often leading to farmers applying fertilizers in different ways, typically by broadcasting it with a spreader. This can create a new challenge for growers. “If you put everything through the (fertilizer spreader), that’s fine, it’s seed-safe,” said Donald. ...