Posts Tagged: nitrogen management
2017 University of California Small Grains Survey Results

A survey of California growers, certified crop advisors (CCA), pest control advisors (PCA), and input suppliers was conducted online between January and May of 2017 via a link sent out on the University of California Small Grains Blog...
California Small Grain Survey, 2017
Is it too late to topdress fall-planted wheat with N fertilizer?

We have received several recent inquiries following on our blog post from late January that discussed the potential value of a nitrogen (N) topdress at the tillering-to-jointing stages of wheat growth. This is particularly an issue with the higher than...
Topdress of nitrogen at tillering stage is something to seriously consider over the coming weeks

Over the past 4+ seasons, a UCCE team (Lundy, Orloff, Wright and Hutmacher) has revisited nitrogen (N) fertilization recommendations for hard spring wheat specific to California conditions. We have grown wheat under a wide range of conditions and soil...