--- title: Blog | Matt Dinse --- [Careers](https://www.premiercrop.com/careers/) [Customer Login](https://services.premiercrop.com/?__hstc=238270879.be9eccecf6a7b1d4075b99a177f6f9ae.1534825773967.1534840763958.1534843546092.3&__hssc=238270879.2.1534843546092&__hsfp=877493044) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/premiercropsystems/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PremierCrop) [![Premier Crop Systems](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/PremierCropSystems_August2018%20Theme/img/PCS-color-horizontal_cs6_300.png)](https://www.premiercrop.com/) - [Home](https://www.premiercrop.com/) - [Who We Are](https://www.premiercrop.com/who-we-are/) - [What We Do](https://www.premiercrop.com/what-we-do/) - [Why It Matters](https://www.premiercrop.com/why-it-matters/) - [Podcasts](https://www.premiercrop.com/podcasts/) - [Blog](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog?__hstc=238270879.be9eccecf6a7b1d4075b99a177f6f9ae.1534825773967.1534840763958.1534843546092.3&__hssc=238270879.8.1534843546092&__hsfp=877493044) - [Contact Us](https://www.premiercrop.com/precision-agriculture-contact-us/) Search for: ## Matt Dinse ### Recent Posts ## [How Variable Rate Helps Manage the Rising Cost of Fertilizer](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/variable-rate-pays) Posted by [Matt Dinse](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/matt-dinse) on 11/12/21 8:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8yEw384LWJ_wrE0qNFXmkUJGy0NXNRCCIB4Zgqz5E_sSmDIBCgXmTYqi9Z4mS_2x0xWrN5i6THAJa8Ycd24YkkGLR_3KRfa4xCYVYTPyxMp0iZyOhiyKw7skk-Pdr8FWwWY6KTbs)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/variable-rate-pays) Fertilizer prices are on the rise, which leaves growers seeking to better manage their input costs. When it comes to planning for 2022, you may have a ton of questions rolling in your head such as: How can I manage costs? Is soil sampling actually worth the investment? Does variable rate fertilizer really pay?  [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/variable-rate-pays) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/variable-rate-pays#comments-listing) Topics: [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [soil health](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/soil-health), [variable rate](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/variable-rate), [data driven decisions](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/data-driven-decisions), [farm analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-analytics) [All posts](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/all) #### About Premier Crop Systems, based out of Des Moines, IA, started in 1999 to deliver better agronomic decisions through data analysis that lead to higher yields, increased profits and more sustainable practices for customers.  ### Subscribe ### Recent Posts This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Guides [Precision Ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/the-power-of-precision-ag-1) [Farm Profitability](https://info.premiercrop.com/farm-profitability) [Data Analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/dataanalytics) [Farm Efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/farm-efficiency) [Crop Management](https://info.premiercrop.com/crop-management) [Variable Rate Farming](https://info.premiercrop.com/variable-rate-farming) [Soil Health](https://info.premiercrop.com/soil-health)   [![Premier Crop Systems](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/PremierCropSystems_August2018%20Theme/img/PCS-White-Vertical-Logo.png)](http://bluerockdesigns.info/) 2200 Gannett Des Moines, Iowa 50321 515-334-5560 Copyright 2018 Premier Crop Systems | All Rights Reserved. [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/premiercropsystems/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PremierCrop) [Customer Login ![Customer Login](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/PremierCropSystems_August2018%20Theme/img/customerlogin.png)](https://services.premiercrop.com/?__hstc=238270879.be9eccecf6a7b1d4075b99a177f6f9ae.1534825773967.1534843546092.1534851819671.4&__hssc=238270879.1.1534851819671&__hsfp=877493044)