Crop-specific needs

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Find crop-specific nutrient guidance for Minnesota, including recommendations for nitrogen, phosphate, potash and other fertilizers as well as other strategies for ensuring your crops get the nutrients they need.

Fertilizer recommendations by crop

Corn

Edible bean

Fertilizing edible bean in Minnesota

Grasses and legumes

Fertilizer recommendations:

Oilseed

Fertilizer recommendations:

Potato

Potato fertilization on irrigated soils

Small grains

Fertilizer recommendations:

Soybean

Sugarbeet

Sugarbeet fertilizer recommendations

Minnesota Crop News - nutrient management

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