Managing Sulfur: Timing, Sources and Tools

Canada has been managing sulfur throughout every stage of crop production for decades. Today, we’re uncovering the lessons you can learn from their playbook.   On this episode of The Dirt, Mike Howell is joined by Ray Dowbenko, a retired senior agronomist with over 30 years of experience across the Canadian Prairies. Together, they unpack how to manage this essential nutrient and offer us lessons we can take back to our own soil.   You’ll uncover the critical role that sulfur plays in our crops (from supporting amino acid production to nitrogen use efficiency), why canola has such a great demand for this nutrient, the differences between sulfate sulfur sources and elemental sulfur sources (and when to use them), the best time to apply, the 4Rs and sulfur fertilization and other insights from Ray’s 30 years of experience in crop production in Western Canada.   Looking for the latest in crop nutrition research? Visit https://nutrien-ekonomics.com/   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NutrieneKonomics