Due to a moisture deficit in the Dnipropetrovsk region, agronomists are reducing the rates of mineral fertilizers.

The farm of PE "MAG", located in the Solonyanskyi district of Dnipropetrovsk region, cultivates 1800 hectares. They practice minimal soil cultivation, growing wheat, barley, rapeseed, peas, sunflower, flax, and coriander. Currently, the farm is applying fertilizers to winter crops, trying to "catch" moisture, which has been lacking in the region in recent years. Agronomist of the farm Alyonka Shvets commented on this for SuperAgronom.com. "We have insufficient precipitation and a significant moisture deficit, so we are reducing the application of mineral fertilizers. We try to apply ammonium nitrogen in December, specifically ammonium sulfate at a rate of 100-150 kg/ha for cereals and rapeseed. The next application is after the frozen soil thaws. Although it has almost not happened recently, we are fortunate this year. Therefore, we are currently applying nitrate nitrogen - ammonium nitrate also at 100-150 kg/ha, depending on the precipitation. After all, for example, last year ...