Nov 10, 2026
Warm, wet conditions delaying fall fertilizer applications
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A northeast Kansas farmer says he’s worried he’s running out of time to apply fall fertilizer this year.
Scott Gigstad says soil conditions have been poor this fall and isn’t optimistic tit will improve anytime soon. “As of last week, I looked at our local mesonet and the 7-day average on soil temperatures has been 64 degrees. We’re really too warm to be putting on anhydrous.”
Research from Kansas State University says the ideal temperature is 50 degrees or lower at a 4-inch depth.
He tells Brownfield it’s also too wet. “Things are going to have to dry out a lot. Anhydrous isn’t something you like to go out and mud it on. We can have losses when you do that.”
And, Gigstad says, he’d like to see conditions to improve so he can take advantage of the lower price he was able to book earlier this year.
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