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Aberdeen MS | Don,
Today, the liquid vs dry cost is almost equal, different dealers will have different prices due to what they want to handle and what they do not. What they have on hand vs what they have to order.
Just not that many yrs back, NH3, urea, 28/32 was the order of cost from high to low. Not the case anymore.
Comparing my 2 local dealers.... NH3 was basically equal.... how ever.... the split from urea and 28 (no 32 here....doesn't winter worth a crap at -20F) is vast. Almost equal between the two forms at one plant and a split at the other plant leading to urea. The former plant was actually higher on urea than they were on 28%.
Where the difference DO come into play chemistry wise between dry and liquid is the TIMING of availability. Dry has to absorb moisture, convert, then be available to the plant or tie up to the soil. The liquid is one step ahead right out of the gate.
That doesn't make one automatically better than the other, just what fits into each growers setup the best.
Chemistry wise..... a pound of nutrient is a pound of nutrient... period. It then becomes a matter of economics at what is the best practice for a grower to follow in his operation. Equipment, labor, sometimes soil chemistry makes up the rest of the "best practice for __________ (insert what ever name you want)".
Make sense?
Bruce | |
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Liquid fertilizers???
