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Kentucky Soil Health: Calcium or Lime? Which Raises Soil pH? Feb 25, 2022
Soils become acidic for different reasons, but the primary reason in Kentucky’s production agriculture is nitrogen (N) fertilizer application. Managing soil pH is a crucial part of your crop production […]
Mississippi: Planning to Lime for the 2022 Crop Mar 22, 2021
Wait a minute, aren’t we just now planting the 2021 crop? True, however, some fields being planted now will suffer from soil acidity issues this year. There may be short […]
Mississippi: Think About Liming This Fall Aug 20, 2019
Acid soils will benefit from liming to aid crop growth and development. If a current soil test has a lime recommendation, applying in the fall provides more time for the […]
Alabama: What Is the Difference Between Agricultural Lime and Gypsum? Feb 2, 2018
As growers receive results from their soil tests, I am commonly asked what is the difference between agricultural lime and gypsum. The follow up question is usually “can I use […]
Texas: Aerial Scouting Is Fine, but Soil Health Is the Real Limiting Factor Nov 8, 2017
The era of remote sensing, aerial drones, satellite imaging and GPS/GIS has most producers focusing on the visible issues present in their fields. The Soil Health movement is attempting to […]
How Much Effect Does Soil pH Have On Weed Management? Apr 26, 2017
How much difference does pH make in how well you can manage herbicide-resistant weeds? More than you might think. Much more, in fact, in certain conditions. An article on the Australian […]
Mississippi: Soil Fertility Measurements Are Also Health Assessments Feb 4, 2016
Soil pH and lime requirement are long recognized as the foundation of nutrient management as acid soils often need liming to aid crop growth and development.
Kentucky: Liming Alternatives – Buyer Beware Apr 8, 2015
Over the past few months we’ve had farmers at each county agronomy meeting ask about liquid lime. After a little investigation we found out that what was being marketed as […]
