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Late plantings still have N options

Jun 27, 2019
Jun 27, 2019 Updated Jun 28, 2019

sidedress N applications corn rows — Despite delayed planting, there is still a wide window for getting successful sidedress N applications completed.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter

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Editor’s note: The following was written by John Sawyer, Iowa State University professor of agronomy and Extension specialist in soil fertility and nutrient management, for the university’s Integrated Crop Management News website June 7.

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