Wisconsin Ag Connection - Results of Wisconsin's 2020 Ag Chemical Survey Released

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Results of Wisconsin's 2020 Ag Chemical Survey Released
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 05/17/2021

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has posted the results of its Agricultural Chemical Use survey for soybean product, which was taken last fall to gauge information about on-farm and post-harvest fertilizer and pesticide use and pest management practices in Wisconsin.

NASS collected data for the 2020 crop year about chemical use and pest management practices used on soybean production, which was part of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey.

For fertilizer use, the report found that potash was most widely used on soybeans in Wisconsin, as state producers applied the chemical to 77 percent of planted acres at an average rate of 92 pounds per acre. Macronutrients nitrogen and phosphate were also applied to the majority of acres, at an average rate of 19 and 48 pounds per acre, respectively. The secondary macronutrient, sulfur, was applied to 37 percent of the beans.

Herbicide active ingredients were also applied to 99 percent of the soybean acres planted in Wisconsin. Insecticides were applied to 14 percent of soybean acres planted in Wisconsin.

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