Dry conditions could dictate fertilizer demand

Dry conditions could dictate fertilizer demand

Dry conditions in Missouri are affecting some fertilizer demand.

MFA’s Director of Plant Foods Chris DeMoss says there was good demand for fertilizer this spring across Missouri, but farmers are slow to top dress corn as the dry conditions worsen. He says the application window is narrowing.

“I think farmers are waiting on the rain, but it’s also, at some point, going to be far enough along that not much more is done.