Survey: One third of farmers to lower nitrogen application rates

One third of farmers are planning to lower nitrogen application rates this growing season, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

Jim Mintert is the director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.

“I think it’s interesting to think that many people are thinking about cutting rates,” he says. “For a lot of folks, that final decision for rates is going to be made when they’re putting the nitrogen on.

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