fertilizers

CropVillage 0151 Show Notes:

• Mosaic's Dan Fralich looks at managing fertilizer use in period of high prices and provides an 2-3 year outlook for supply
• Carbon credits require a set of standards to provide both sides of the trade certainty in content.  In this conversation with Gary DeLong of Novecta, we discuss the importance of that security
• Link to just-released carbon credit standards

CropVillage 0147 Show Notes:

• Cutting corners to economize makes sense for potash and phosphorus purchases this year if your soils can stand it
• Nano-materials in the soil... and interesting discussion with soil chemist Paul Bertsch at the Univ of KY

CropVillage 0136 Show Notes:

• NCGA Board Member Garry Niemeyer discusses challenges facing U.S. growers and the industry at large
• Producer perspective - Guy Davenport of North Carolina manning the NCGA booth at Commodity Classic... answering questions about the association and his own farm situation

CropVillage 0094 Show Notes:

• Case IH showing unveils new tractor technology to improve efficiency and cut costs
• Big Iron show pulls producers from upper midwest and the Dakota's.  AgCountry Farm Credit provides an overview of concerns voiced at the show.
• Work in Georgia to create a system of moving poultry wastes from the 'haves' to the 'have-nots'