The USDA’s Agricultural Chemical Use report says herbicides were applied to 96 percent of the Wisconsin soybean acres last year, and the most widely applied was a form of glyphosate. Fungicides were also applied to 14 percent of those acres.
For nutrient inputs, the report shows farmers applied potash to 80% of planted acres averaging 91 pounds per acre. Just over half of the state’s soybeans also had nitrogen and phosphate applications.
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