Welcome to Agro-Facts, Okanagan Fertilizer's agronomic information page.

This page is intended to offer industry leading agronomic advice, which can help you grow better crops. In doing so, we will continually ad articles and research results to this page. They will include "Agro-Facts", our own periodic agronomic bulletin. In addition, we will offer numerous agronomic publications from the Potash and Phosphate Institute as well as some of North America's leading fertilizer producers, including IMC Kalium and Agrium.

Phosphorous Fertilizer Can Increase Corn Silage Yields in BC
Source: Agro-Facts (Okanagan Fertilizer)
The article provides an overview and economic analysis of research conducted in BC that indicates phosphorous fertilizer, applied when seeding, can increase corn silage yields and profits

Phosphorous Deficiency in Seedling Corn - Crop Rotation Considerations [PDF]
Source: Better Crops with Plant Food (The Potash and Phosphate Institute)
The article outlines research in British Columbia that explored the reasons for early season phosphorous deficiency in seedling corn. It found that in soils with "moderate to high" in phosphorous levels, phosphorous fertilizer applied at the time of seeding can increase silage yields and hasten plant maturity.