For cotton growers on the sandy loam soils of the Southeast, the so-called ‘acid sands’, soil samples are critical every year because nutrients fluctuate much more than on soils with high organic matter.
The challenges facing the U.S. produce industry range from labor issues to the general state of the economy and everything in between, says Tim Woods, University of Kentucky.
Drainage water management, or controlled drainage, cuts nitrate loads flowing into surface waters through the tile system, especially during the fallow period.
Planning is well under way for AGRItunity 2010, the annual conference and trade show designed to meet the needs of farmers large and small, scheduled to take place on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
