Soil nutrients are not even. They are not even across a field and they are not even with soil depth. Nutrients can differ drastically just a few inches of soil away. This is true even in ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

The jar test is a simple way to determine soil composition. Take a clear jar and fill it with three parts soil and one part ...

The University of Delaware (UD) has rated soils in terms of the likelihood of profitable responses to additions of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) from fertilizers, manures, and other soil amendments ...

Soil testing is an essential tool for managing phosphorus, potassium and other nutrients in Iowa and many states. The units reported in a soil test are expressed in parts per million (ppm) of the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has discovered two new things about Palmerton’s soil: It contains barium and its lead levels may be decreasing. “We know there is lead, cadmium and zinc in ...