Educating ourselves about how phosphorus enters water bodies is important for agroecosystem management. Learn about phosphorus loss ...
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*This is an excerpt from Beef Cattle Management in Uncertain Times
Start by improving soil health in hayfields and pastures. Healthy soil...
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Organic soil amendments can be a beneficial and cost-effective alternative to fertilizers. But you need to know the right ones to ap...
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Learn how to properly collect soil and root samples to test for nematodes.
Why Sample for Nematodes?
Sever...
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Phosphorus (P) is essential to all forms of life on this planet. It is an essential nutrient necessary for growth and development of plants ...
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Reflex (fomesafen) is a widely used soil herbicide (PPO-inhibitor) in cotton and soybean with excellent pigweed control efficacy. Despite th...
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Alabama has several major soil areas. Most of the soils within each area were formed from materials with similar characteristics. Detailed s...
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Measuring Acidity and Alkalinity
Soil pH is a measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration (H+) in solution. The pH is measured on a scale...
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Properties of a Healthy Soil
High organic matter content
Optimal nutrients and pH for plant growth
Stable aggregates to pro...
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Producers increasingly rely on commercial soil testing laboratories to provide nutrient recommendations for crops. To make best-mana...
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Alabama is home to 6 different soil areas. The areas are divided based on soils with similar parent materials, or geological material. Altho...
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Alabama is home to 6 different soil areas. The areas are divided based on soils with similar parent materials, or geological material. Altho...
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