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How to Take a Soil Sample
Why do you need to take a soil sample? How do you take a good soil sample? How often do you need to sample?
Seminar Focuses on Effective Soil Nutrient Management
The Noble Research Institute will host a Managing Soil Nutrients for Pastures and Hayfields seminar from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at the Noble Research Institute Kruse Auditorium.
Does Lime Pay on Winter Pasture?
Let's say you look at the results from your soil sample and see there is a recommendation for lime. You check around and discover this is going to cost $40-$50 per acre. A normal person would question whether the value received from liming is worth the cost.
You May Not Need to Use Nitrogen on Wheat in 2011
As we approach the end of 2011, many soil sample results have considerably higher than average amounts of nitrates, especially in wheat and winter pasture fields.
Soil test values can vary across years
Following these steps should help you develop a better nutrient management program through use of soil testing.
Test Your Soil Before Applying Lime, Fertilizer
Soil testing offers information that can lead to more informed decision-making and ultimately greater productivity and profitability. Sample in early spring for summer crops and in the summer for fall and winter crops.
Offsetting Winter Supplementation With Pasture
Noble Research Institute researchers have been looking at two methods in cow-calf production to extend the grazing season on bermudagrass-based pastures and reduce winter feeding of stored feeds.
Noble Land Stewardship Program Aims to Help Ranchers Put Numbers to the Value They Bring to Society
When asked about his cow-calf operation in Blooming Grove, Texas, Gary Price doesn’t open with the number of cows he runs or the breed he raises. Instead, he starts with the soil, describing...
How to Take a Soil Sample
If you’re ready to start soil testing, but aren’t sure where to send your samples, you can send them to Noble Research Institute’s Ag Testing Services.