AgroLiquid has a manufacturing and distribution plant in Williams, Iowa. They ship products over a large area, supplying locations from Minnesota to Louisiana. Their biggest products are Pro-Germinator and High NRG-N, but they also work with the full AgroLiquid product line. The team at Williams manufactures most of the goods they ship, and they both supply raw materials and receive finished materials from other AgroLiquid facilities.

• Opened: 2004
• Acres: 29.75
• Staff: 9

Lee Gudith took over as site manager in March of 2023.

“In the simplest terms, I oversee the manufacture and distribution of fertilizer,” he said. “I manage both logistics and production. I have a team of logistics associates who are the customer-facing entity, handling calls and scheduling the loads. The production team in the back is manufacturing, loading trucks, and loading rail cars. It’s a job with a lot of moving parts, so I  help make sure everyone has the tools and information needed to do their jobs effectively, efficiently, and safely.”

Flexibility

Gudith didn’t arrive with a fertilizer background, and he was glad to start at the busiest time of the year.

“It was probably the best thing for me to be thrown into the fire, since I was immersed in it and could learn everything fairly quickly,” Gudith said. “The team was great. We currently have three people who have been here longer than I have, and they were all helpful in making suggestions, letting me know if I didn’t have the full picture, and getting me up to speed through that season.”

The Williams team is made up of nine team members, and cross training plays a big role.

“We have the flexibility to move people around to different areas,” he said. “If someone is gone in production, someone can move to containment. Like last week some people were out on vacation and some dry vans came in to deliver raw materials, Dusty Schutt, my supervisor, or I can jump on a forklift and help unload freight. Everyone is happy to jump in and help out. Everything works a lot better if everyone isn’t afraid to jump in there and get your hands dirty.”

Gudith also has a weekly operations meeting with the site managers at the other AgroLiquid plants.

“Not only do we meet, but anything something comes up, the other site managers are great resources for answering questions,” he said.

Improvements

In the summer of 2025, they installed all new production equipment, purchased four new trailers, and made other smaller upgrades.

“Along with the bigger projects, we made small in-house changes that didn’t require a lot of investment,” he said. “This made it easier for everyone to do their job – plus be even more productive.”

For the future, they are planning more facility upgrades, more projects, and recognizing where they have deficiencies and fixing them.

“The sales team does a great job of adding new customers, so we’re always looking for our gallons to grow,” he said.

Culture

At the Williams site, Gudith is appreciative of the atmosphere that makes success possible.

“I’m really proud of not just the projects and equipment, but the culture we’ve built,” he said. “People here enjoy coming to work, they enjoy working together, and everybody is quick to jump in and help – late, early, even on weekends. I think it is a really great place to work with a great group of people.”

Gudith attributed the high morale in the workplace to the AgroLiquid mindset.

“It’s not telling people to do something because I said so,” he said. “Everyone is involved in the input, and everyone has an opportunity to get involved and have a say in what goes on. Because someone can have a vision how something works, but no one knows better than the person actually doing it.”

As a team member, he also knows that a lot goes into doing a good job.

“I recognize that a lot of hard work goes into what we do – day in and day out,” he said. “It’s a gratitude mentality, and I’m thankful for my team.”

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We know potassium is important, but why? Potassium is a macronutrient that plays a large role in a plant’s success. AgroLiquid offers high-efficiency liquid potassium products designed to deliver this nutrient effectively and safely – Sure-K and Kalibrate.

Why potassium is important for crops

Potassium isn’t a building block like nitrogen or phosphorus. Instead, it’s considered a regulator that drives many of the plant’s processes.

Roles where potassium helps:

• Water management: Potassium regulates the opening and closing of stomata, which controls the plant’s water use and helps it resist drought and wilting.
• Nutrient and sugar transport: It helps in the movement of water, nutrients, and carbohydrates (sugars and starches) throughout the plant, from roots to leaves and into developing fruit or grain.
• Enzyme activation: Potassium activates over 60 different plant enzymes, which are needed for processes like protein synthesis and energy production.
• Stress and disease resistance: Potassium strengthens cell walls and helps the plant withstand environmental stress, disease, and pests.

The AgroLiquid advantage: Sure-K and Kalibrate

Commodity potassium fertilizers often require high application rates because a large percentage of the nutrient can quickly become unavailable in the soil. AgroLiquid’s use of proprietary Nutriq® Technology meets this challenge, since it protects the potassium so it remains plant-available longer. As a result, this allows growers to achieve the same or better results with lower concentrations.

In addition, both Sure-K and Kalibrate are chloride- and hydroxide-free, which prevents the long-term soil health damage sometimes associated with conventional potash sources.

Sure-K flexibility

Sure-K is a high-efficiency soluble potash designed to provide sustained potassium at important reproductive stages. It stimulates the growth of fruit, seeds, and tubers, leading to higher quality and greater yields.

• Sustained nutrition: It’s engineered to keep potassium available through budding, blooming, and production, making sure the plant has the potassium it needs when demand is highest.
• Application versatility: Sure-K can be applied in numerous ways, including foliar, fertigation, and side-dress applications, and is compatible with most other nutrients and crop protection products.
• Learn more about Sure-K.

Kalibrate features

Kalibrate is a full-season liquid potassium source that also delivers sulfur. It’s specifically engineered for effective application at planting.

Sulfur is needed for crops because it is a structural component for synthesizing sulfur-containing amino acids. It drives nitrogen use efficiency, since without adequate sulfur, the plant cannot efficiently convert absorbed nitrogen into usable protein. Plus, sulfur is necessary for chlorophyll formation and directly impacts the quality of the final harvest.

• Early-season delivery: Kalibrate provides plants with nutritional support from the moment they start growing.
• Sulfur: Sulfur is important for amino acid, protein, and oil formation. Kalibrate’s inclusion of crop-available sulfur helps, especially in sandy soils or high-rainfall areas where sulfur can more easily leach away.
• Freeze resistance: Kalibrate is formulated to resist freezing, making it an ideal choice for fall or early-spring delivery in northern climates.

Learn more about potassium.

Choosing your potassium source

The decision between Sure-K and Kalibrate often comes down to timing and the need for sulfur. Kalibrate is an excellent choice for application during planting where early potassium and sulfur are needed. Sure-K provides a highly flexible solution for in-season application to support reproductive development and late-season needs.

But you don’t really need to choose. Both potassium products deliver the high-efficiency potassium your crops need to be successful, and you get the most out of every acre while promoting soil health over the long term.

To learn more about Sure-K, Kalibrate, and other AgroLiquid solutions, visit www.agroliquid.com.

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Stephanie Zelinko is an agronomist for AgroLiquid.

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AgroLiquid has facilities across the country! Today we’re featuring our manufacturing and distribution center in Goodland, Kansas.

• Opened: 2001
• Acres: 12
• Staff: 14

Robert Rall has been the Goodland KS Site Manager since 2005.

Growth over time

In 2001, AgroLiquid built the facility, and in 2002, they brought in thirty 30,000 gallon fiberglass tanks. At the time, they were running one million gallons in storage.

Today, they have 6.7 million gallons of storage capacity.

“When I came here, I knew nothing about fertilizer,” Robert said. “I was a master painter for 27 years…now I look at what we’ve done in the last 19 years, and I think ‘wow.’ It’s been very busy and very rewarding career for sure.”

The team’s efforts have translated into increased output. For the last five years, the facility has manufactured and distributed 12 million gallons of fertilizer annually.

“In 2018 and 2019 we went to 15 million,” he said. “In May 2019, we did 53 truckloads out of here in one day, and we did a million gallons that week. Before the Stockton California plant came on line, we were delivering anywhere west of I-35 in North America.”

Production

The Goodland facility manufactures and distributes a variety of AgroLiquid products.

“High NRG-N is our biggest delivery, at 7.5 million gallons a year,” Robert said. “Pro-Germinator is our next, as we do three million gallons a year on that. Next up are Kalibrate and Access.”

Robert is happy with the expansion of the facility over the years.

“We had massive amounts of growth from 2001 to 2014 when we were adding onto the facility,” he said. “In 2008 we built a 13-tank containment. We started putting up 500,000 gallon bulk tanks, and we put up three of those in 2011. In 2013 we did another half million gallon tank plus a two-million gallon tank, and we hired more people. Then we got grant money and made the street concrete.”

He also takes great pride in the people who make up the Goodland facility.

“I have some of the best employees in the world,” he said. “Everyone has their role, but everybody cross trains. You’d be amazed at what happens here. Sometimes, we get 25 rail cars in one day. We can get it done in two days. Everyone has their own jobs, but when a big project comes in everyone gets together and gets it knocked out. It makes me proud.”

Stay tuned for our next facility feature!

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Getting a head start on the 2026 season begins now! As the year winds down, it’s the perfect time to start planning for next year. One of the best ways to set yourself up for success is planning ahead with fall soil testing.

Fall is an ideal time to get a good read on your soil’s health. By the end of the season, your soil has been through a lot of changes. The crops have been taking up nutrients, and you’ve applied various inputs. A fall soil test gives you a post-harvest idea of what nutrients are left and what your soil’s pH is like after a full season of activity. This information helps you see how your nutrient management program performed and helps identify any potential issues that developed over the summer.

The value of knowing your soil

Knowing your soil’s nutrient levels is the first step in building a fertility program. A soil test provides information on:

• pH: This is a big one. Soil pH affects nutrient availability more than almost any other factor. If your pH is outside of optimal range, many of the nutrients you apply won’t be available to your crops, no matter how much you put down.
• Macronutrients: We’re talking about the big three: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). These are the nutrients your plants need in the largest quantities. A soil test tells us what’s there so you can make a plan to apply what’s needed for the 2026 season.
• Micronutrients: Don’t forget the little ones! Nutrients like zinc, manganese, and iron are needed for healthy plant growth and can have a big impact on final yield. We can’t manage what we don’t measure, and a soil test helps identify deficiencies before they become a problem.

At AgroLiquid, our goal is to help you grow the most profitable crops possible, and it all starts with the soil. By having a complete picture of your soil’s needs, we can create a custom fertility plan that works for you. We want your crops to get  exactly what they need, when they need it.

Making a plan

How to get started? Here are the steps:

1. Map out your fields: Decide which fields you’re going to test and where. If you’re new to testing, start with a few fields. Over time, you can expand to your entire operation.
2. Contact your AgroLiquid representative: Your local AgroLiquid representative is your partner in this process. We can help you with everything from sampling tips to interpreting the results.
3. Take your samples: Collect soil samples from representative areas of each field. Consistency in sampling depth and location is helpful for getting an accurate read.
4. Send to the lab: Once your samples are collected, they’re sent to a professional lab for analysis.
5. Review the results: Once the results are back, you and your AgroLiquid rep will sit down and go over them. We’ll look at the data and start building a plan for your 2026 fertility program.

Resources

The AgroLiquid site is full of resources to help:

• Soil Testing and Tissue Sampling
• How to Develop a Fertilizer Plan to Maximize Returns
• Fall Soil Testing
• Thinking About Post-Harvest Fertility

Don’t wait until spring. By making a plan for fall soil testing now, you’ll be one step ahead. You’ll be ready to apply the right nutrients at the right time, setting your crops up for a healthy and profitable growing season. Contact your AgroLiquid representative today to get started.

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Of course, there’s no one size fits all plan, since the soil and the weather make every year different. But, building the best crop nutrition plan isn’t a guess – it’s getting the right information to make the best decisions for your yield goals.

So how can you give your crops what they need and when they need it to maximize your ROI? Here are five ways to help create a smarter and more precise crop nutrition management plan.

1. Start with a high-quality soil analysis

This is the foundation of it all! A comprehensive soil test is like taking nutrient inventory. It looks beyond the standard N-P-K readings to tell you about:

• Micronutrients: Zinc, manganese, and boron are just as important for yield as the macronutrients.
• Soil pH: This is a major component of nutrient availability. For example, you might have plenty of phosphorus in the soil, but if the pH is too low, the plant can’t access it. Correcting the pH is the first step to using the potential of what’s already there.
• Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and organic matter: These tell you about the soil’s ability to hold and supply nutrients throughout the season.

You wouldn’t plan a trip without knowing what direction to go. Don’t plan a season without a soil test. Learn more about it in our Back 2 Basics video series.

2. Set realistic goals

Your nutrient plan should be designed to meet a goal. Look at your past data to set an ambitious – but achievable – target for each field.

Questions to ask include: What is the five-year average production history for this field? What did you best year look like? With the new variety you’re planting, what is its potential this year?

Setting a realistic yield goal helps you build a plan that supplies enough nutrition to reach that target.

3. Analyze your past records

Before you plan for next year, look back at the information you already have.

• Yield maps: Where are your best and worst performing areas? A yield map might show a consistent low spot. Check for the cause – compaction, broken tile, sandy spot? Maybe that zone doesn’t need more nutrients, but instead a different approach to managing an issue.
• Old soil tests: Look at trends over time. Are your phosphorus levels slowly declining? Is your pH heading downward? This long-term view helps you stop issues before they turn into a bigger problems.

4. Do in-season tissue sampling

A soil test tells you what’s in the soil…but a tissue test tells you what the plant has actually absorbed. This is your mid-season report card, and it’s a great tool for fine-tuning your nutrition plan. A crop can look healthy, but a tissue sample might show it’s lacking in something important. Catching a deficiency early means you can put on a foliar application to correct the problem before it limits your yield. Sometimes it’s the difference between seeing a problem and preventing one.

Learn more about tissue sampling.

5. Consider your nutrient source, placement, and timing

How you apply your nutrients is just as important as what you apply. Consider your starter fertilizer program. Your choice can make a huge difference in getting your crop off to a strong and uniform start. Likewise, for side dress or foliar applications, using a product that is readily available and efficiently absorbed by the crops means you get the most out of your investment, especially when the crop is under stress.

Building a plan

Creating the best crop nutrition program is a year-round process of planning, executing, and evaluating. By combining high-quality soil analysis, realistic goals, historical data, tissue sampling, and application strategies, you move from a generic plan to a more precise strategy designed to give you the best season ever.

At AgroLiquid, this is what we work toward. Our products and programs are developed to fit into your seasonal goals. Want to get started? Talk to your AgroLiquid rep to build your best plan yet.

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We know N, P, and K don’t work in isolation, and nutrients in your soil are in a constant state of interaction. They have relationships – some beneficial, some competitive. Understanding and managing these relationships is the next step in fine-tuning your crop nutrition strategy.

Nutrient interactions

When one nutrient influences the uptake and use of another, it’s called a nutrient interaction. This affects your crop’s health and final yield. These interactions are usually in two categories. These include:

• Synergistic

A synergistic relationship is when two nutrients work together to produce a yield response that is greater than the sum of their individual effects. They amplify each other’s strengths.

• Antagonistic

Antagonism is the opposite. This happens when a high concentration of one nutrient hinders the uptake or use of another. Even if a nutrient is present in the soil, an antagonistic interaction can create a deficiency in the plant, which limits yield.

On your farm

Of course, this is happening in our fields every season. Most macronutrients have synergistic relationships. For example, N and K work together to improve plant health and growth. This synergy means that a balanced application of N and K can improve the efficiency of your nitrogen, which can help you achieve the same yield with less N.

Of course, there’s also the antagonist side. The most common antagonistic relationships happen between micronutrients that are cations (positively charged ions), like zinc, copper, iron, and magnesium. Basically, plants have doorways into them, and the cations with the same charge are all trying to get through the same ones. If you flood the entrance with an excess of one nutrient, it can physically block the others from getting in. For instance, an excessive amount of zinc can compete with copper, preventing the plant from absorbing enough even when it’s present in the soil.

Management strategies

Knowing these interactions exist is the first step – and using it to make a profit is the next one! Consider:

1. Prioritize balance: The first step in a fertility program is a soil test and analysis. Trying to avoid too much application of any nutrient helps reduce antagonistic competition from the start.
2. Use advanced formulations: How your fertilizer is formulated matters. This can mean combining synergistic nutrients in one application for the most benefit, or it can mean using chelated nutrients that prevent them from getting tied up in the soil – or competing with other elements – for uptake. Learn about AgroLiquid and the Nutriq difference.
3. Use multiple application routes: If you know you have high levels of a competing cation in your soil, you can bypass the issue by getting at the root. A foliar application is a great way to deliver nutrients directly to the plant tissue. This way, you can be sure it gets what it needs during important growth states.

Avoiding negative interactions while promoting positive ones is a great way to increase your yield. By thinking about not just what you apply, but how nutrients work together, you can help your crop get the full benefit of your fertility investment.

What’s next

Explore our resources to learn more!

• See our years of AgroLiquid research.
• Watch our video series Back 2 Basics.
• Have a crop problem you’re trying to solve? Ask an agronomist.

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It’s easy to focus just on getting the crop out of the field. It’s the most exciting time of the year! However, the groundwork for a profitable next season starts now. By using the final weeks as an evaluation period, you can use this year’s crop to make better decisions for next time.

How can you build a better plan for the 2026 season? We spoke with AgroLiquid sales agronomist Stephanie Zelinko about what growers can do.

Why plan now
According to Stephanie, it’s important to start planning now, before harvest is over. Evaluating your existing crop at the end of the season is a great way to get started on the coming year’s crop. Walking fields now, as the crop is finishing up its lifecycle, allows you see where your nutrient program may have run short.

“Did you have enough nitrogen and potassium to finish the crop, or were deficiencies starting to show up?” Stephanie asked. “How do your corn ears look, and are your soybeans full pod to the top? Your crops communicate – all you have to do is watch. Then you take that information to help build a better program for next season.”

Pest damage and future influence
Growers need to take note about weeds, diseases, or insect damage that could influence decisions for next season, since a plant’s ability to handle stress impacts your final yield. By combining a pest management strategy with a nutrition program, you can help create a more resilient crop. Plus, planning ahead for threats like these helps you respond quickly if they do happen.

“Any stress will limit yield, and controlling pests will reduce the stress load on the crop,” Stephanie said. “From the nutrition side, having a healthy plant will help them through periods of stress. Potassium plays in key role in stress management, and foliar applications applied with your crop protection will help the plant recover quicker.”

The value of data
To get a complete picture, there is definite value in taking late-season plant tissue samples and soil samples. Soil, tissue and sap samples are all good ways to see how your soil and plant are doing and can help connect the dots once yield results come in. Looking over all this information can help improve outcomes for the next year. Once growers have data – notes, yield maps, soil tests – they can turn it into a plan. Since there is a lot of information, it’s helpful finding someone to put it all together.

“The more data you can get from the field the better decisions you can make,” Stephanie said.

Looking ahead: The biggest challenge for 2026
Based on what Stephanie is seeing in the fields and economic climate this year, she shared what change she thinks many growers will need to make for 2026.

“I think the biggest challenge this year and will continue into 2026 is the overall ag economy,” she said. “I think growers are doing a good job overall managing through this time. However, as we continue to see this in another season growers should be conscious on where they are cutting back. Growing a crop off of ‘banked’ nutrients can be a short-term solution, however, as the economic state continues this bank will need to be replenished.”

Before harvest, look at your crop and your data, set a budget, and work through that information so you can spend your dollars to best serve the crop and your farm. Here’s to a great harvest, and an even better kickoff to next season!

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For many growers, well water is a reliable source for irrigation and fertilizer application. But what if it’s affecting your crop’s potential and profits? Understanding the chemistry of your well water is important for fertilizer efficiency and maintaining soil health over time.

Reid Abbott is the field agronomy manager in the Great Plains region for AgroLiquid.

“Not everyone is aware that there’s a lot more in water than just water,” Reid said. Well water carries a variety of minerals, or cations, that accumulate as water interacts with the soil. The concentration and balance of these minerals are important, since they can impact the way you farm.

Binding, sludge, and inefficiency – oh my!

One of the first reasons to test your well water, particularly if you’re applying fertilizer through irrigation, is to prevent reactions.

“Those mineral elements can provide benefits, but they can also be antagonistic,” Reid said.

Consider:

• Nutrient binding: Certain minerals in well water can bind with the fertilizer you apply, making them inactive or less available to your crops. This means you’re investing in fertilizer that your plants can’t fully use.
• Physical blocking: In severe cases, these minerals can lead to sludge on a screen or plugged nozzles in drip irrigation systems.
• Reduced efficiency: Even without binding or clogging, an imbalanced mineral profile in well water can make your fertilizers less effective. You might be applying the correct amount of nutrients, but if the water chemistry isn’t right, your crops won’t be able to absorb them as well.

“From a fertilizer application view, it’s wise to test your water, see what’s in there, and understand how that will affect the efficiency of the products we are applying.” Reid said.

Long-term effects

After years of irrigation with well water, an accumulation of cations can affect the soil. For growers, this can have a long-term impact on soil health.

“Calcium and sodium, in particular, over time, can create a cation exchange imbalance in the soil,” Reid said. This imbalance can affect the stability of certain nutrients in the soil and the crops’ overall ability to absorb nutrients efficiently. Basically, since the soil’s natural holding capacity for nutrients is altered, nutrient absorption becomes limited making it harder for crops to get what they need.

Regional

Well water quality is more of a concern in regions like the Great Plains, where growers use aquifer-based water sources.  That said, problems can also arise in surface water irrigation systems as well.

“If you have a slush and you drink it down, the less liquid you have, the more concentrated the ice gets,” he said. “It’s the same with water and minerals.”

The real-world effect can be substantial.

“If you do a soil test inside an irrigation pivot versus outside a pivot, it’s dramatically different due to cations,” Reid said. “It can be that close and that different.”

Sodium can also accumulate over time. Growers can accumulate significant amounts of salt on their land year after year.

In areas with higher rainfall, this is less of a problem, since rain will push the cations out of the root zone.  This regular flushing helps prevent cation buildup. However, in drier climates where there’s less rainfall, the cations stay in the soil.

“That’s where the problems start to become even bigger, and testing the well water can help find what the soil needs,” Reid said.

Talk to the experts

Overall, testing your water source can help you be more efficient with fertilizer use, maintain soil health, and ultimately help with a better crop.

Want to talk it over? Contact the AgroLiquid crop experts.

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It’s difficult to keep everything in balance, especially when you’re dealing with so many variables. The soil, the weather, the rainfall – everything adds to or detracts from a healthy product. So what can you do to help?

Balanced soils deliver fertility more efficiently to your crops, and one of the best ways to measure this balance is to look at the base saturation percentage of the cations in your soil.

Base saturation

Think of your soil’s cation exchange capacity as a parking lot for nutrients. Every parking spot represents a site where cations – like potassium, calcium, magnesium, hydrogen, and sodium – can attach. While a high CEC shows many available parking spots, it’s the percent base saturation that tells us who is actually parked in those spots, and in what proportions.

Percent base saturation allows us to compare apples to apples, providing a view of your soil’s nutrient status that goes beyond parts per million. Many soil tests provide nutrient values in pounds per acre or parts per million, which are certainly important. However, without base saturation, you’re missing a piece – the amount and balance of these key players. This information helps you see exactly what your crops need.

Ideal nutrient ratios

A balanced soil needs specific ratios of these cations to thrive. These are the recommended percentages for optimal soil balance:

• Potassium: 3-8%
• Magnesium: 13-18%
• Calcium: 65-75%
• Hydrogen: Below 10%
• Sodium: Below 2%

Why is this balance so important? Because if one nutrient is present in excess, it can negatively impact the availability of others. For instance, elevated magnesium can affect nitrogen uptake and mobility, making it less available to your crops. Similarly, high levels of calcium or magnesium, being strong ions, can tie up phosphorus and reduce effectiveness.

Maintaining the correct base saturation ratios helps make sure that all nutrients remain available and accessible for crops.

Base saturation and pH

Besides impacting nutrient availability, percent base saturation also correlates to your soil pH. If your base saturation analysis shows a higher percentage of hydrogen, it’s a clear indicator of a lower, more acidic soil pH. On the opposite side, a significant amount of calcium often means a higher, more alkaline pH. This relationship makes base saturation a tool for assessing your soil pH without even looking at a separate pH reading.

Ask AgroLiquid

Percent base saturation in our soil analysis is more than just a number. By looking at it, you can address nutrient imbalances, optimize pH, and make sure every bit of fertilizer is contributing to your crop potential. If you need more information on percent base saturation, visit us at AgroLiquid.com.

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This article was written from the information provided in this video: Productive potential: Base Saturation.

The entire video series is Back 2 Basics. The Back-to-Basics video series that takes an in-depth look at the nutrients that may make a difference in your crop. Each video explains the role each nutrient plays in the plant, how it interacts with other nutrients in the soil, and more. Each video is between three and six minutes long, and focuses on a specific category on a soil test analysis. The topics currently available include:

• CEC
• Base Saturations
• Calcium & Magnesium
• How to manage and influence cations with amendments
• Potassium
• Sulfur
• Phosphorus
• Nitrogen
• Zinc
• Manganese
• Iron
• Copper
• Boron

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Side dress is a way to apply inputs between the rows of already-growing crops. Instead of broadcasting the application over the entire field, a side dress places nutrients close to the roots.

As growers, what do we need to know about side dress? Consider these three points:

1. Timing is everything

Like so many things in life, the timing of the side dress matters! Side dressing works for nutrient adjustment during the growing season, so crops can get what they need in the times they need it. This is particularly important for nitrogen, which can often be lost through leaching, volatilization, and runoff.

By watching the growth and performing soil tests, growers can find the right timing and rate of application. By doing it carefully, this approach reduces waste and maximizes nutrient uptake by the crop. At AgroLiquid, we’re happy to help you look at your soil test results and see what products would work best for your specific needs.

Check out our study Fertilizer Programs for Corn Silage. This trial evaluated a corn silage nutrition program developed based on soil test reports and grower yield goals, compared to a grower standard program.

2. Placement matters

Side dressing places nutrients close to the active root zone, which helps with absorption and reduces loss. This is always important, but it’s even more important during periods of fast growth when the nutrient demand is high. Though broadcasting sometimes doesn’t cause problems, side dress applications puts nutrients in a localized area, making them completely available to the crop. Picture spraying a hose over a garden vs. watering each plant at the base. It’s a specific, precise application. AgroLiquid products work well with side dress applications, since the liquid can provide a uniform nutrient distribution.

See our research: Nitrogen Product and Enhancement Comparison. This study evaluated the effectiveness of AgroLiquid’s High NRG-N compared to 28% UAN, and also examined the impact of adding accesS to UAN in corn.

3. Get flexible

Weather and market conditions are always changing…and so can farming practices. Side dress application provides the flexibility to adjust nutrient inputs based on your current needs. Maybe you’re looking at nitrogen deficiencies after a heavy rain, or you’re supplementing potassium during a growth stage – in many situations, side dress application lets you quickly respond. Plus, when side dress application is paired with soil testing, it is an even more precise way to manage nutrients. nutrient management.

In our High Management Corn Nutritional study, we evaluated the yield and economic impact of a corn liquid starter fertilizer and foliar
nutritional program in an irrigated environment.

Side dress application is an approach that uses timing, strategic placement, and management that can adapt to variable conditions. By tailoring nutrient application to crop needs, growers can deliver inputs directly to the root – while still remaining flexible in response to changing conditions. Backed by AgroLiquid’s research and support, these three points help growers improve their crop performance.

For more resources, see:

• AgroLiquid side dress research – See all our studies that involve a side dress application.
• Answers for your crop questions – Contact the experts! They are happy to talk with you about how best to meet your crop goals.
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