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Phosphorus Management Proficiency: Philosophies or approaches

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Last week I introduced the new extended series on phosphorus (P) management proficiency. This week I am writing about differing philosophies or approaches in managing phosphorus (P). The two major approaches are sufficiency and build-maintain. The sufficiency approach, also called deficiency correction, attempts to eliminate plant P deficiency in the current growing season based on […]
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Pasture and Forage Minute

ALFALFA SOIL TEST:  pH AND POTASSIUM – Megan Taylor So you pulled some soil cores and now you have the results in your hand, now what? On your soil test results you will want to check out pH, potassium, and phosphorous levels across all soil textures. If you have a lighter textured soil, check for […]
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Soybean Micronutrients: Series Summary

I introduced the weekly series in September and have since wrote about boron, chloride, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel and zinc. I covered how each micronutrient is essential to soybeans, known deficiencies or toxicities in the region, factors of micronutrient availability in soil, soil and plant tissue testing, and fertilizer recommendations. Interest and concern […]
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Pasture and Forage Minute

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You can subscribe to the weekly Pasture and Forage Minute at: https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5c438ee4998f5db5645a35e0e&id=c2f262f559 SOIL TEST RESULTS: BRAY AND MEHLICH PHOSPORUS – Megan Taylor So you pulled some soil cores and now you have the results in your hand, now what? On your soil test results you will want to check out pH, potassium, phosphorus, and sulfur. Today […]
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Pasture and Forage Minute

You can subscribe to the weekly Pasture and Forage Minute at: https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5c438ee4998f5db5645a35e0e&id=c2f262f559 FERTILIZING PASTURE AND HAY GROUND – Ben Beckman Any farmer worth their salt knows the importance of fertilizing a crop for optimal production.  Often, this common knowledge stops at row crops or high value hay like alfalfa.  Could a look at your fertility improve […]
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