Soil Fertility

Author(s) Daniel H. Smith, Mimi Broeske, Jamie Patton, Kevin Shelley,  Francisco Arriaga, Bryan Jensen, Maxwel Coura Oliveira, Brian Briski, Barry ...

Author(s) Carrie A.M. Laboski, John B. Peters. Growers recognize the importance of a good soil testing program, which, despite some limitations, ...

Author(s) Matt Ruark, Jaimie West, Geoffrey Siemering. Using cover crops following corn silage harvest and manure application provides an excellent...

Author(s) Damon Smith. During years when profit margins are low, knowing the right steps to take to produce grain can be challenging. This fact sh...

Author(s) John B. Peters, Carrie A. M. Laboski. One acre of soil to a depth of 6 inches weighs about 1,000 tons, yet less than an ounce of it is ...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. Most Wisconsin soils need relatively large quantities of applied potassium because of removal by crops an...

Author(s) Larry Bundy. Find out how nitrogen reacts in your lawn or garden and how to test for and apply it (6 pages; Revised in 1998). Download

Author(s) Carrie M. Laboski, Kevin Shelley. The soil fertility guidelines contained in this publication help Wisconsin graziers maintain an adequ...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. Although sulfur is described as a secondary plant nutrient, largely because it is not deficient as often ...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte. Molybdenum (Mo) was identified as an essential element for higher plants in 1939. Find out how this mineral can affect y...

Author(s) E.E. Schulte, K.A. Kelling. Manganese (Mn) deficiency and toxicity have been noted in Wisconsin on various soils. Find out how this mine...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte. Magnesium (Mg) is abundant in most Wisconsin soils. Find out how this mineral can affect the soil in your lawn or garden...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte. Find out how iron, the fourth most-abundant element on earth, can affect the soil in your lawn or garden (2 pages; 1999)...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. Copper deficiencies are rare in Wisconsin. Most verified cases have involved small grains, lettuce, or on...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte. The names chlorine and chloride are frequently confused. The non-reactive chloride is the form present in soils and is t...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. Calcium (Ca) is relatively abundant in soils and rarely limits crop production. Find out how to test for ...

Author(s) Keith Kelling. Modern management of alfalfa uses improved varieties, intensive harvest schedules, direct seeding, and up-to-date fertili...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Amanda Gevens. Trichoderma are fungi found worldwide that grow in and around plant roots and can incr...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Amanda Gevens. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BAA) is a bacterium found in soil ecosystems worldwide tha...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Francisco Arriaga, Erin Silva, Heidi Johnson. Many important field crops can benefit from an associat...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte. Plants vary considerably in their requirements for zinc. In Wisconsin, zinc deficiencies have been observed on corn, sna...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. Although some Wisconsin soils may require large phosphorus additions for best yields, the past use of pho...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. While some have claimed that there is an ideal soil calcium-to-magnesium ratio (Ca:Mg), and that Wisconsi...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. Aglime is the cornerstone of a good soil fertility program. Aglime and fertilizer work together to build ...

Author(s) Parker Williams, Brian Luck, Francisco Arriaga, Dennis Hancock, Jessica Drewry. Wheel traffic in fields can compact soil, negatively imp...

Author(s) Nick Balster, Ryosuke Fujinuma. This handy reference card provides a model to estimate nitrogen release using concurrent soil temperature...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Marilyn Thelen, Catherine Sereg. Adopting practices that increase soil organic matter build soil resilience, fortify ...

Author(s) Sherry Combs, Bruce Hoskins, Jan Jarman, John Kovar, Maurice Watson, Ann Wolf, Nancy Wolf. This detailed publication will help you under...

Author(s) Francisco J. Arriaga. Soil compaction can decrease soil health and crop yield because it degrades soil structure and reduces root growth...

Author(s) Francisco Arriaga, Brian Luck, Geoffrey Siemering. If you've worked your fields while they were wet, there is a good chance your soils ...

Author(s) Fred Madison, Keith Kelling, Leonard Massie, Laura Ward Good. Proper manure management and handling are tricky. This booklet describes h...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski. Gypsum wallboard left over from building projects can be crushed, sieved, and applied to land at the construction sit...

Author(s) Mackenzy Naber, Matthew Ruark, Carl Rosen. Polymer-coated urea (PCU) is a slow-release nitrogen (N) fertilizer product in which each ure...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Birl Lowery. Recent changes in agricultural practices have made soil compaction more common. This publication describ...

Author(s) John Peters, Keith Kelling. This publication describes the considerations for deciding when to apply lime and the best strategy for appl...

Author(s) Mark J. Kopecky, N. Larry Meyers, Wally Wasko. This publication explains how ash generated by woodburning industries (such as paper mill...

Author(s) Keith Kelling. Boron (B) deficiencies in Wisconsin are more widespread than deficiencies of any other micronutrient. Soils may contain 0...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Keith Kelling, Larry Bundy. Nitrogen (N) requires careful management when used for crop production on sandy soils bec...