The Sharp Edge: Sulphur strategies for higher-yielding soybeans

Agronomic news
April 10, 2024

Source: RealAgriculture.com

Research from Purdue University agronomy professor Shaun Casteel indicates that early sulphur applications broadcast pre-plant or right at planting can deliver a soybean yield bump in specific conditions. On the season debut of The Sharp Edge, Maizex agronomist Henry Prinzen takes that knowledge to the field to compare notes with Simcoe, Ontario, grower Kyle Sowden who participated in on-farm sulphur trials in 2023.

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