by Sarah Mengwasser | Mar 1, 2022 | Latest news
Andrea Rice, Director of Research, Education, and Outreach Missouri Fertilizer Control Board Nutrient management is essential to farm profitability and sustainability. When fertilizer prices increase, producers become even more conscious of efficiency and proper...
by Sarah Mengwasser | Feb 18, 2022 | Latest news
By: Andrea Rice, Director of Research, Education, & Outreach/Missouri 4R Coordinator The New York Times has begun an opinion series about American farmers entitled “Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet”. This piece attacks our family farms considering...
by Sarah Mengwasser | Jan 26, 2022 | Latest news
Soil pH is an important, but sometimes an overlooked piece to the soil health puzzle. Soil pH is a measurement indicating the acidity or alkalinity of a soil on a scale of 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. As noted in a University of Missouri study sampling soils from...
by Sarah Mengwasser | Sep 16, 2021 | Latest news
The Missouri Fertilizer Control Board is first and foremost a quality control and protection agency. It is charged with the task of ensuring a quality product for use in the state as dictated by Missouri Fertilizer Law. The word “control” in the agency’s title may...
by Sarah Mengwasser | Jul 25, 2021 | Latest news
For plants to achieve full potential for yield, nutrients need to be available to the plant in the right place. Placement changes with development and changes in plant genetics, placement technologies, tillage practices, plant spacing, crop rotation or intercropping,...
