Posted 3/26/2015 17:53 (#4478770 - in reply to #4478429) Subject: RE: Urea vs ESN, again
Amherst WI
SilverClayON - 3/26/2015 12:35
2. floats so when you get the pounding spring rains and water ponds and moves that ESN goes with it.
3. We observed late N deficiency in 2 of 3 years. These were both wet years.
2. Unless your on serious slopes and have a real down pour I think that is more of a visual negetive than anything. Guys are sidedressing corn on 60" centers and they seem to get along fine, meaning it can move some and not hurt any thing.
3. I doubt the other forms of N would have held up better in a wet year either.
I used to sell it and use ESN. I think it is a good product and it works well. However I think they have too much of a premium on it to use it for much more than 20% of your N program and they have had in season supply issues for several years that don't seem to get resolved. When this happens the reatailers are stuck holding the bag for Agrium and they don't give any discounts for the reatilers who are doing whatever they can to get it to their customers who ordered it and losing money on doing so.
Urea vs ESN, again
