Don't Forget Sulfur

Many farmers have finished harvest and are starting to think about fall fertilizer and agronomy plans. Many farms experienced above average corn, soybean, and alfalfa yields this year. We must remember to continue to feed our soil to grow an excellent crop again next year. While addressing soil fertility, do not forget about micronutrients and sulfur.

Lack of micronutrients can be a severe limiting factor in nutrient uptake. Sulfur has proven to be a nutrient that we have been lacking for several years. Sulfur is available in many forms and can be applied in a wide range of methods such as dry, liquid, or foliar. Elemental sulfur is an easy product to blend with fertilizer to get to our crops. Elemental sulfur does not break down as rapidly as other forms. If applied annually or biannually it works very well.

We also have a dry micro product that contains sulfur, manganese, boron, zinc, and calcium. This micro pack performs very well when mixed in with a dry fertilizer and elemental sulfur blended in. The sulfur in the micro package gives an early boost until the elemental sulfur makes its way through the soil profile. This combination also gives enough boron, manganese, zinc, calcium to feed a good crop.

Contact your local SFG agronomist to discuss fall fertilizer, sulfur, and micronutrient needs for fall application. Be sure to have a safe fall season!