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Fertilizing grass pastures
Mon, Feb 13th, 2012
Posted in All Agriculture
Posted in All Agriculture
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Are you looking for ways to get more out of your pasture? Have you ever soil tested your pasture? Do you treat your pasture like a valuable crop?
As with other crops, adequate fertilizer is needed for optimal economic production. This could mean being able to increase the number of animals grazing a particular pasture or having pastures last longer into the summer or fall. Soil testing is particularly valuable for determining phosphate and potash needs.
Nitrogen is usually the first nutrient we think of for grass and grass mixtures; grasses grown for pasture are a perennial crop. Nitrogen fertilizer guidelines are based on expected yield. The expected yield will vary with such factors as intended use, management intensity, and soil texture.
Expected yields of four or more tons of dry matter per acre are reasonable for situations where soils have good water holding capacity and intensive management practices such as rotational grazing are used.
The time for nitrogen fertilizer application should match the growth pattern of forage grasses. The majority of grasses found in Southeast Minnesota are cool season grasses. With cool season grasses, the majority of growth takes place in late spring and early summer. Therefore, early spring application is suggested for these grasses.
Split application of nitrogen fertilizer is an option for intensive management situations when expected yields are greater than four ton per acre. If split application is an option, ¾ of the nitrogen should be applied in early spring and ¼ in late August.
The listed rates for phosphate and potash can be taken from the results of your soil test. The needed fertilizer should be broadcast to established pastures in early spring for cool season grasses.
In some field crops, other nutrients have been found to be of value. Research trials in Minnesota have shown that forage grasses and grass mixtures have not responded to application to other nutrients in a fertilizer program. Therefore, none are suggested.
For more information on fertilizer recommendations in Minnesota consult “Fertilizer Guidelines for Agronomic Crops in Minnesota” BU-06240-S Revised 2011, Daniel E. Kaiser, Extension Soil Scientist; John A. Lamb, Extension Soil Scientist; and Roger Elieason, Director, University of Minnesota Soil Testing Laboratory. For more information, visit online: www.extension.umn.edu/nutrient-management/
As with other crops, adequate fertilizer is needed for optimal economic production. This could mean being able to increase the number of animals grazing a particular pasture or having pastures last longer into the summer or fall. Soil testing is particularly valuable for determining phosphate and potash needs.
Nitrogen is usually the first nutrient we think of for grass and grass mixtures; grasses grown for pasture are a perennial crop. Nitrogen fertilizer guidelines are based on expected yield. The expected yield will vary with such factors as intended use, management intensity, and soil texture.
Expected yields of four or more tons of dry matter per acre are reasonable for situations where soils have good water holding capacity and intensive management practices such as rotational grazing are used.
The time for nitrogen fertilizer application should match the growth pattern of forage grasses. The majority of grasses found in Southeast Minnesota are cool season grasses. With cool season grasses, the majority of growth takes place in late spring and early summer. Therefore, early spring application is suggested for these grasses.
Split application of nitrogen fertilizer is an option for intensive management situations when expected yields are greater than four ton per acre. If split application is an option, ¾ of the nitrogen should be applied in early spring and ¼ in late August.
The listed rates for phosphate and potash can be taken from the results of your soil test. The needed fertilizer should be broadcast to established pastures in early spring for cool season grasses.
In some field crops, other nutrients have been found to be of value. Research trials in Minnesota have shown that forage grasses and grass mixtures have not responded to application to other nutrients in a fertilizer program. Therefore, none are suggested.
For more information on fertilizer recommendations in Minnesota consult “Fertilizer Guidelines for Agronomic Crops in Minnesota” BU-06240-S Revised 2011, Daniel E. Kaiser, Extension Soil Scientist; John A. Lamb, Extension Soil Scientist; and Roger Elieason, Director, University of Minnesota Soil Testing Laboratory. For more information, visit online: www.extension.umn.edu/nutrient-management/
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