Roughly 25% to 50% of the total commercial nitrogen applied to fields across the state occurs in the fall. Waiting for cooler ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — Many farmers and applicators will soon apply anhydrous ammonia after harvest. Even amid the rush, safe handling and hauling of NH3 is important. The Minnesota Department of ...

If you can use anhydrous ammonia, make a fall application on ground going into corn next spring to cover at least part of your nitrogen needs, recommends Josh Linville, director of fertilizer at ...

Do you feel that? It’s the squeeze of too much to do with too little time. As the calendar days tick away, many farmers are moving at lightning speed to apply fertilizer, kill weeds and get seeds in ...

Temporarily suspending hours of service would ensure motor carriers and drivers can secure, obtain, transport and deliver ...

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Agriculture Association will host a fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia safety training session from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 17 at the NDSU ...

Anhydrous ammonia, the substance that exploded catastrophically Wednesday at a company in West, Tex., near Waco has been used as a cheap, if somewhat hazardous, fertilizer since the 1940s. The ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture reminds farmers and commercial applicators that fall nitrogen fertilizer applications are restricted in some areas of the state. In areas ...

No significant differences in corn yield were found between organic and chemical sources of nutrients, but a new study suggests that manure generates higher economic returns than anhydrous ammonia. No ...