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 ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...

Soil scientist Gerson Drescher demonstrates the proper soil sampling method at the Milo J. Shult Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A new fertilizer ...

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If you want your plants to grow big and healthy, soil quality matters. Even if you aren’t planning on growing a lush veggie garden, all plants need nutrients to grow, in addition to light and water.

Stop guessing your fertilizer needs. Use these research-based calculations to determine how much P and K your livestock ...

A new fertilizer recommendation tool, developed nationally in collaboration with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, could save farmers millions of dollars annually while reducing excess ...