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Should I apply starter fertilizers to my soybean crop?

Last Updated: November 03, 2008

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Starter fertilizers can be considered as viable mechanisms for fertilizer application, but they have not been shown to increase yields over broadcast applications.

If planter equipment can place fertilizer in a band beside the row, then applications of nutrients in this manner are fine.

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