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Fertilizer Recommendations
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/research/updating-fertilizer-recommendations
Alfalfa has served as a cornerstone in nutrient management in field crops for Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. As ... crop production practices in this region evolved, many questioned if the nutrient management guidelines ... collective effort with the ultimate goal of providing farmers objective information to manage nutrients as ...
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Don't Pass Up Rare Opportunity to Make Fall Fertilizer Applications
two main fertilizer inputs made to the soil and extra care should be taken with how both are managed ... . "Soil test, soil test, soil test," said Mullen. "Know what your nutrient status is. If you ... higher soil temperatures and our weather pattern," said Mullen. "If you apply manure now, you ...
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Cover Crops Focus of Ag Day Program Feb. 16 in Paulding (Western Ohio)
Cover Crops,” Robert Mullen, soil fertility specialist, OSU Extension and Ohio Agricultural Research ... crops are also being utilized as a nutrient management tool to recycle manure nutrients and prevent ... those nutrients from moving off site during heavy rains. They can also improve soil tilth and soil organic matter, ...
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Baseline Assessment of Soil Health in Ohio
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/baseline-assessment-soil-health-ohio
As our understanding of soil health advances, farmers are increasingly interested in assessing and ... improving soils on their farms. Several commercial labs now offer soil health analyses but generating values ... soil health value is essential for understanding these tests and inferring soil function. A common ...
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Get a Handle on Best Fertilizer Methods at Farm Science Review
Agricultural Research and Development Center, and Jim Camberato, a Purdue University soil fertility and plant ... September 6, 2006 LONDON, Ohio-- Corn growers may skimp on some fertilizer applications in favor ... University soil specialists will help guide growers in making smart economic decisions during Farm Science ...
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Soil Cation Balancing
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/our-research/soil-cation-balancing
1900’s as part of soil fertilizer recommendation philosophies. BCSR proposes there is an ideal basic ... their anticipated effects on soils, crops, and weeds viewing soil balancing as a viable management ... farms, soils, weeds and crops. This integrated research-outreach effort will help fill critical gaps in ...
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Nutrient Management Key to Reducing Dissolved Phosphorus in Lake Erie
follow the best management recommendations about soil testing and fertility, among others,” he said. ... phosphorus going into Lake Erie over the past 50 years, but must reevaluate nutrient management practices to ... known as “4R Nutrient Stewardship.” The 4R concept refers to the idea of using the right fertilizer ...
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Organic Mulches May Restore Fertility of Degraded Soils
soils in urban areas. Ohio State University researchers are studying the effects of composed yard ... organic mulches stimulated the growth of beneficial microbes, increased soil fertility, boosted plant ... disturbed soils in urban landscapes," said Herms. The researchers are focusing on mulches with a low ...
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Varying Soil Conditions Can Impact Nutrient Levels
soil specialist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), said that the wet ... spring followed by a summer drought may have also affected soil nutrient concentrations. As a result, ... growers should test their soil for nutrient availability following harvest to determine whether or not ...
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Updated Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations Now Available
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/updated-tri-state-fertilizer-recommendations-now-available
provided sound guidelines for nutrient management. However, some changes in the recommendations have been ... objective framework for farmers to manage nutrients as judiciously and profitably as possible. ... Updated Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations Now Available Steve Culman, Anthony Fulford, James ...