This is bad for fall NH3 application. This is really bad for fall #NH3 application.

Officially your new C5Turf Historian! Only hope to live up to John Kaminski, Ph.D.. In an attempt to streamline information gathering for this year's report, I have created a form. Please help me get the word out: utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eq…

At this moment, 49 years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, with her hold teeming with Iron Ore taconite, departed Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No. 1, Superior, Wisconsin. She was crossing Lake Superior, heading for the Poe Lock in Sault Ste Marie. Then she would head down

🚨Global Carbon Project 2024 assessment is out! Here are my fav 10 charts (from the 2nd half report😅): 1) Energy use by source. Fossil energy just keep growing; hydro and nuclear declining 😬; but renewables growing exponentially (at this rate they'll triple in a decade)!

The best part about Canadian Turfgrass shows. The keynote presentation is almost always a hockey player. Darryl Sittler is a great speaker!

The 2024 Fall CSES Auburn University Newsletter is available now. Check for updates on the achievements of our students and faculty and also the latest on our research, teaching and Extension programas. mailchi.mp/3f53acc87328/a…

Fert year 2024 data U.S. import from Canada Urea - 400K (7% total) UAN - 500K (19% total) NH3 - 1.2M (52% total) Phosphate - nil Potash - 12.9M (87% total) Canada import from U.S. Urea - 594K (50% total) UAN - 93K (36% total) NH3 - nil Phosphate - 1.2M (78% total) Potash - nil

Meta-analysis of commercial mycorrhizal inoculant research results: Failure is the norm. Open access. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Stopped by my church today to restock the food pantry and was greeted by the efforts of a parishioner who is apparently going to attempt an Easter zoysiagrass miracle.

My college son coaches junior high 7 and 8 grade track and this poor misguided killdeer laid her eggs (she laid a second one today!) in the shot put area. So he’s marked it and placed signs to protect her!

The Easter lamb cake. In some defense, beer was involved in the construction phase.

Why are phosphate prices so high? In short, lack of Chinese exports for 2025: 2021 - 10.04M 2022 - 5.525M 2023 - 7.072M 2024 - 6.568M 2025 Jan/Feb/Mar cumulative total - 111K That is not a typo. 111,000 tons. Not even half a million tons on an annualized basis...

Farming is in a struggle right now and not enough people are talking about the actual numbers; USDA's Corn Yield x Avg. Farm Price per bushel 2023-2024 : $806.72 per acre 2024-2025 : $779.96 per acre 2025-2026 : $760.20 per acre Income is down 5.76%, nominally. If we include

Well, it happened. The corn/DAP ratio has finally matched the all-time high set in 2008. The current relationship has farmers spending more bushels than ever to pay for their phosphate needs. With India paying higher overnight, we likely break it next week.

Actually, here are the updated 2024 charts for urea and NH3. Yeah, things halfway around the world can matter to your farm. I do not care where you farm. This matters.

I spent far too much time constructing and wiring the lights for my fairy house that I installed at the base of a tree in front of our house. It gives me unreasonable levels of joy.

Introducing our 2025 interns! Their dedication is key to our ongoing success. L to R: Shane Powelson (Auburn), Chase Piccolino, Tyler Bechtel & Samantha Bevard, all from Penn State Turfgrass. Their passion for golf promises a bright future, & we're privileged to have them w/ us this season!

For those asking if Russia matters to U.S. fertilizers: Urea - yes UAN - OMG yes NH3 - no w/ Russian exports very low Phosphate - still blocked w/ U.S. duties Potash - 2nd largest supplier

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