A University of Wisconsin soil scientist says during tough financial times, farmers need to put their soybean fertilizer money where it will do the most good. Dr. Carrie Laboski says two big factors affecting beans are pH and potassium levels. “We can sometimes see as much as a 40% yield reduction when soil pH is below 5.5. Now, our target pH for soybeans is 6.3 but there are fields out there that start getting low.”
University of Wisconsin Soil Science Professor Carrie Laboski
Laboski says if lime costs 125 dollars an acre, it will still pay for itself in a couple of years.
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