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Before applying fertilizer, take a soil sample to your local county Extension office to be tested, and apply only the nutrients recommended.



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Publications/Fact Sheets

Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts

UK Links

Links

 

Publications/Fact Sheets:

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General

Erosion

Forestry

Nutrient Management

No-Till

Soil Tests/Fertility

General:

Assessing and Preventing Soil Compaction in Kentucky (UK CES ID-153)

Practical BMPs for Watersheds (UK CES ENRI-138)

Soil Compaction in Kentucky (UK CES AGR-161)

Strip Cropping and Contouring (UK CES AGR-98)

Tillage and Crop Residue Management (UK CES AGR-99)

Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2008-2009 (UK CES ID-36)

Top - Publications/Facts

Erosion:

Controlling Soil Erosion with Agronomic Practices (UK CES AGR-96)

Erosion from Logging Roads and Skid Trails: Case Study Data from Robinson Forest (FORFS-98-15)

Erosion: Its Effects on Soil Properties, Productivity and Profit (UK CES AGR-102)

Soil Erodibility: How It Is Determined and Used? (UK CES AGR-125)

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Forestry:

Erosion from Logging Roads and Skid Trails: Case Study Data from Robinson Forest (FORFS-98-15)

Field Guide to Best Management Practices for Timber Harvesting in Kentucky (UK CES FOR-69)

Forestry Practices and Stream Ecosystems: The Effect of Nonpoint Source Pollution from Silvicultural and Timber Harvesting Activities (UK CES FORFS-01-05)

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Nutrient Management:

Composting Horse Muck (UK CES ID-168)

Nutrient Management in Kentucky (UK CES IP-71)

Nutrient Management Planning Guidelines to comply with the Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality Act (UK CES ENRI- 136)

Top - Publications/Facts

No-Till:

No-Till Corn (UK CES AGR-100)

No-Till Small Grain Production (UK CES AGR-113)

No-Till Soybeans (UK CES AGR-101)

Top - Publications/Facts

Soil Tests/Fertility:

Agricultural Lime Recommendations Based on Lime Quality (UK CES AGR-40)

Determining the Quality of Aglime: Relative Neutralizing Value (UK CES AGR-106)

Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations/Soil Test Recommendations (UK CES AGR-1)

Managing Seasonal Fluctuations of Soil Tests (UK CES AGR-189)

Nature and Value of Residual Soil Fertility (UK CES AGR-144)

Nitrogen Transformation Inhibitors and Controlled-Release Urea (UK CES AGR-185)

Soil Testing: What Is It and What Does It Do (UK CES AGR-57)

Taking Soil Samples (UK CES AGR-16)

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Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts:

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Nutrient Management in Kentucky (UK CES)

 

UK Links:

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UK CES Jefferson County - Soil Testing: A How-To Guide

UK Regulatory Services: Soils

UK Extension Soil Publications

 

Links:

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USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

 

 


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