If you don't do it now, it may cost you money later. Ask to see the handbook entitled Agricultural Chemical Management for Environmental Quality. It contains detailed information about these and other chemical-related topics. Extension personnel will be happy to go over the information with you and they will make copies of articles you need. Fertilizer Applicator Calibration Proper use of fertilizers is more important now than ever before.
Consumers are concerned about the safety of the food they and their families are eating.
Farmers are just as concerned. They know that inefficient fertilizer use adds to the cost of production, wastes energy resources, and poses a threat to the environment. According to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, many of these worries and problems can be eliminated by proper calibration of fertilizer equipment. Proper calibration of fertilizer applicators can help assure accurate and evenly distributed amounts of fertilizer to crops. It contains information on this and other chemical-related topics.