How does the price of phosphorus fertiliser influence net return in wheat?

With global phosphorus (P) supply chain issues continuing and prices for fertiliser expected to stay high in 2022, decisions around P fertiliser application rate will have greater influence on the budgets of grain-producing businesses than usual next season.

GroundCover: Potassium intrigue after sandy soils amelioration

Inversion tillage can improve soil potassium availability for plants – but testing is recommended after amelioration to check the levels of this nutrient.

GroundCover: Big three nutrients under rigorous study

Long-term changes to cropping systems – together with changing climate – are driving the need to update the knowledge base used to guide nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertiliser decisions for the western region.