 What crop nutrients will likely be in demand this summer and why? Yeah, whenever we experience excessive moisture like much of the corn belt has this spring, the first nutrient that comes to mind is nitrogen. So growers can be susceptible to nitrogen loss through both leaching and denitrification whenever the soils are saturated. With nitrogen playing such a significant role in yield potential, I'd highly recommend nitrogen being the starting point when someone's thinking about making an in-season fertility application.