Timely Topics
The following are podcast/interviews and short single-page articles on seasonal soil fertility topics. These were originally MSU Press Releases and/or published in state and regional agriculture news outlets and association newsletters. You are welcome to re-print or post these for public readership.
Please email Clain Jones beforehand to ensure content is still current, and credit Clain Jones, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist.
2026
- MSU Extension soil and farm specialists suggest ways to manage rising fertilizer costs April2026 MSU Press Release
- Soil Health and Fertility Effects on Agricultural ProfitabilityMarch 2026 MSU Extension Podcast
- Fertilization after warm, dry winter March 2026 MSU Press release
2025
- Physiological and fungal leaf spots in winter wheat May 2025MSU AgAlert and Northern Ag Network interview with Clain
- More compost might not be what your garden soil needs May 2025 MSU Press release
- Optimal N and S rates for annual forage grasses April 2025 MSU Press release
- Adding pulse grains to wheat rotations can increase economic returns Jan 2025 MSU Press release
2024
- Chloride and molybdenum for crops Dec 9, 2024 AgPhD podcast
- Growing Pulse Crops: Fertility for yield and N fixationAug 2024 podcast
- N application for wheat protein after wet spring June 2024
- Spring phosphorus fertilization recommendations Feb 2024
- Including sulfur in soil fertility programs can benefit crops Jan 2024
- Understanding and combating soil acidificationYara podcast with Clain and Dr. Manbir Rakkar
- Weather-based spring fertilizer adjustments March 2023
- Lentil fertilizer study results from MSU available online Feb 2023
2022
- Considerations for fertilizing winter wheat Aug 2022
- Fertilizing mid-season if yield goals increase June 2022
- Three new Extension bulletins on cover crops in dryland cropping March 2022
2020
- Zinc biofortification of wheat grain Oct 2020
- Soil acidification of MT croplands July 2020
- Olsen P and soil pH testing April 2020
2019
- Soil test kits vs laboratory tests May 2019
- Pop-up P and K in cold spring soil March 2019
- N, S and or Cl as pop-up or topdress in cold, wet spring March 2019
- Soil sampling reference sheets March 2019
2018
- Soil acidification in Montana Northern Ag Network interview June 2018
- Troubling soil acidity levels in MT ag lands July 2018
2017
- Fall fertilization considerations for winter wheat Aug 2017
- Mid-season N for wheat grain protein June 2017
- Fertilization in a down market May 2017
- Nitrogen fertilizer volatilization and mitigation May 2017
- Inoculation and start-up N for pulse crops April 2017
2016
- Fall N and S considerations based on last season rainfall and production October 2016
- The Soil Scoop: Soil fertility nuggets Press Release April 2016