Forage fertility management

Forage fertility management

An extension agronomist is stressing the importance of fertility when managing forages.

Aaron Saeugling with Iowa State University says as pastures and hayfields green up, growers need to be thinking about their fertilization program.

“So I kind of have some rules that I tell folks that we want to address when it comes to forages, and the first thing is I want to correct the pH. That’s number one, that’s where I’m going to allocate dollars.