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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1734446" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Depends. If the profitability goes up, then yes, "fertilize". But fertilizer should not be yes vs. no, it is how much of what custom blend based on your soil test and your yield target.</p><p></p><p>In some cases - - you can end up in a loss reduction mode, where you lose money over a wide range of productivities and are just trying to reduce the size of the lose. At these "low" unprofitable selling prices you can lose more with increased inputs. Dairy is famous for this. A hay example would be increasing yield to the point you need a better cutter to handle a dense stand, and also need a better baler plus wrapping equipment because you cannot dry the dense stand.</p><p></p><p>Production and profitability tend to be more like stair steps rather than a straight line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1734446, member: 1715"] Depends. If the profitability goes up, then yes, "fertilize". But fertilizer should not be yes vs. no, it is how much of what custom blend based on your soil test and your yield target. In some cases - - you can end up in a loss reduction mode, where you lose money over a wide range of productivities and are just trying to reduce the size of the lose. At these "low" unprofitable selling prices you can lose more with increased inputs. Dairy is famous for this. A hay example would be increasing yield to the point you need a better cutter to handle a dense stand, and also need a better baler plus wrapping equipment because you cannot dry the dense stand. Production and profitability tend to be more like stair steps rather than a straight line. [/QUOTE]
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