Josh Putman, Field Crops and Forage Specialist with the SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program, shares how fall lime application can help adjust acidic soil pH in preparation for the 2021 ...

LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - Despite the chilly weather, an East Texas expert says it's an excellent time to start thinking about gardens and grass for the upcoming spring season. Experts say fall is the time ...

Most every farmer and gardener has heard the value of soil testing and adjusting the pH of the soil to meet your crop needs.

Lime is one of the most important additives a producer can apply to a field or pasture, according to Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension. "Lime is a soil ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Producers thinking about pasture improvement should start by testing the soil, says Jim Camberato, Purdue Extension soil fertility specialist. "Establishing proper pH and ...

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Waikato dairy farmer David Muggeridge sums up the source of increased production on his 93 hectare dairy farm at Tatuanui, near Morrinsville, in just two words - "it's lime", he says. Mr Muggeridge, ...

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Good forage production in a pasture should start with soil testing — a valuable forage production practice under any economic scenario, but especially important during economically difficult periods.

Soil acidity resulting from nitrification of ammonium in fertilizer can limit plant growth. In this study on weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees) and Caucasian bluestem (Bothriochloa ...