College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Field Crops Webinar - Crop Fertility - Kurt Steinke and Jon LaPorte

  Published on March 15, 2021

  In this fifth session, Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension field crop soil fertility specialist, and Jon LaPorte, MSU Extension farm management educator, focus on “Crop Fertility Decisions—When Less is More and When Less is Less.” Fertilizer is a critical part of a farm’s ability to reach yield goals and frequently one of the largest inputs in the cost of production. Balancing the pursuit of high yields and achieving farm profitability raises the question of how much fertilizer should be applied each year.

• Soil Fertility and Testing

  Published on February 17, 2021

  MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Horticulture & Natural Resources Session: This session will be a basic introduction to soil fertility. We will cover essential nutrients, soil testing, soil test reports, soil pH and fertilizer application rate calculations.

• Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs

  Published on February 20, 2018
  Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga
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IFDC Workshop on Developing Private Sector Agro-Input Markets: Lessons Learned and Emerging Perspectives on Subsidy Programs.”
 Jinja, Uganda, February 20, 2018

• Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs in Africa: A Review of Recent Evidence

  Published on November 13, 2017
  T.S. Jayne, Nicole Mason, William Burke, Joshua Ariga, Princeton University, November 13, 2017

• Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-Generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs, 2000–2015

  Published on April 1, 2017
  Jayne, T. S., Mason, N. M., Burke, W., and Ariga J. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 34.

• Farmer Feedback Report: Input Use - Seeds, Fertilizers and Herbicides - on Sorghum and Maize

  Published on January 1, 2017
  Amidou Assima, Naman Keita, and Alpha Oumar Kergna. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 39 - EN.

• Yield Response of Dryland Cereals in Mali to Fertilizer: Insights from Household Survey Data

  Published on January 1, 2018
  Hamza Haider, Melinda Smale and Véronique Thériault, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 92.

• Private Sector Crucial in the Fertilizer Value Chain

  Published on June 2, 2018
  LUANAR News, June 2, 2018

• The Effects of Kenya’s ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Program on Crop Production, Incomes and Poverty

  Published on February 1, 2017
  Nicole M. Mason, Ayala Wineman, Lilian Kirimi, and David Mather. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 26.

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  Bulletin E-3412 Introduction to Fertilizer Planning

  Published on January 8, 2021
  This publication explores the process of creating a fertilizer plan.

• The Political Economy of Fertilizer Subsidy Programs in Africa: Evidence from Zambia

  Published on December 26, 2016
  Nicole M. Mason, T.S. Jayne, and Nicolas van de Walle. 2016. The Political Economy of Fertilizer Subsidy Programs in Africa: Evidence from Zambia. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 99, Issue 3, Pages 705–731

• Incentivizing Unsustainable Intensification? Evidence from Zambia's Input Subsidy Program

  Published on April 21, 2017
  Stephen N. Morgan, Nicole M. Mason, N. Kendra Levine,and Olipa Zulu-Mbata, Madison, WI, April 21, 2017

• Economic Rationale for Fertilizer Quality Regulations

  Published on February 19, 2018
  Joshua Ariga, Jinja, Uganda, February 19-23, 2018

• Fertilizer Subsidies and the Role of Targeting in Conditioning Crowding in/out: The Case of Tanzania

  Published on March 3, 2017
  David Mather and Isaac Minde, 3rd Annual Agricultural Policy Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 3, 2017

• Understanding Fertilizer Effectiveness and Adoption on Maize in Zambia

  Published on October 1, 2016
  IDWP 147. William J. Burke, Emmanuel Frossard, Stephen Kabwe, and Thomas S. Jayne. October 2016

• The Effects of Kenya's ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Programme on Smallholder Behaviour and Incomes: Do Different Quasi‐experimental Approaches Lead to the Same Conclusions?

  Published on February 1, 2017
  Mason, N. M., Wineman, A. , Kirimi, L. and Mather, D. (2017), The Effects of Kenya's ‘Smarter’ Input Subsidy Programme on Smallholder Behaviour and Incomes: Do Different Quasi‐experimental Approaches Lead to the Same Conclusions?. J Agric Econ, 68: 45-69

• Quality Assessment of Herbicides Sold in Mali: Preliminary Laboratory Results

  Published on May 22, 2018
  Steven Haggblade and Amadou Diarra, Bamako, Mali, May 22, 2018

• Factors Explaining the Low and Variable Profitability of Fertilizer Application to Maize in Zambia

  Published on October 1, 2016
  Burke, W. J., Jayne, Thom. S. and Black, J. R. 2017. Factors explaining the low and variable profitability of fertilizer application to maize in Zambia. Agricultural Economics, 48: 115–126.

• Understanding the Enabling Environment: How Laws, Regulations, and Government Programs Support Trade and Agricultural Development

  Published on April 17, 2018
  Joshua Ariga, Katrin Kuhlmann, and Nicole Mason on behalf of the PEMEFA team, Washington, DC, Tuesday, April 17, 2018

• Assessing the Drivers of Tanzania’s Fertilizer Subsidy Programs, 2003-2016

  Published on October 12, 2016
  David Mather and Daniel Ndyetabula. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 34.