Extension: selecting fertilizer nitrogen rates

BOZEMAN — A Montana State University soil fertility specialist with MSU Extension is sharing information on selecting nitrogen fertilizer rates.

Selecting fertilizer rates for yield and quality will depend in part on this past summer’s rains and the amount of this year’s residue, according to Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist in the MSU College of Agriculture’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences. According to the National Weather Service, some parts of Montana received well-above average rainfall this year, leading to high yields with hi...