Jaimie West, Matthew D. Ruark, Jed Colquhoun, Erin M. Silva and A.J. Bussan, Madison Department of Soil Science, Madison Department of Horticulture, Madison Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feather meal derived fertilizer proved to be an effective organic nitrogen source at a wide range of rates (100 lb. N - 200 lb. N/a) during the two year study with yield increases that equaled or exceeded conventional yields from concurrent studies.
Open the “R-23: Fertility Management for Sandy Soils” PDF to read the full test.