The Agronomy Department at American Plains Co-op handles a full line of crop nutrient and crop protection products with the needed support services to help the producer be more successful.

Expertise:

• Application of Over 450,000 Acres Per Year
• 5 Agronomy Production Specialists
• Years of Agronomy and Application Experience
• Centrally Dispatched Applicators

Services:

• Liquid Application
• Dry Application
• Aerial Application
• Bulk Fertilizer and Chemical
• Bulk Fertilizer and Chemical Delivery
• Agronomy Scouting
• Agronomic Training
• Rebates and Programs

Nutrient Stabilizers are products applied to Dry Fertilizer or mixed with our Liquid Fertilizer to help protect against:

Nitrogen Losses:

• Leaching - Losses Down through the Soil as Nitrate-N
  • Threatening Groundwater Contamination
  • Typically Worse in Sandy Soils
• Volatilization - Loss to the Air as NH3 Gas
  • Due to Warm Air Temps and Wet Soil Surface
  • Typically occurs when fertilizer is Surface Broadcast and Not Incorporated 
• Denitrification - Losses to the air as N2 Gas
  • Due to Saturated Soils and Anaerobic Bacteria
  • Typically Worse in Clay or Harder Soils

Phosphate Losses

• Soil Fixation - Phosphate Ions bond to the Soil Ions
  • Unavailable to the Plants in this form

American Plains Co-op offers solutions to these concerns in our broad line-up of Nutrient Stabilizers.