Soils, Nutrient Management & Soil Health

Extension specialists and educators provide timely resources and information to help Wisconsin crop producers and their agricultural consultants manage crops efficiently and profitably.

Nutrient Management

Soil Science


Articles

How Often Should You Test Your Soil?

Decades of university research suggest something surprising: for most fields, annual soil testing provides little added value. The real question is not how often you can test but how often you can gather information that guides a management decision.

▶ Wisconsin Cover Crop Selector Tools and Biomass Targets

Dane Elmquist highlights the updated Midwest Cover Crops Council Cover Crop Selector Tool, new cover crop species options, and cereal rye biomass targets for reducing nitrate loss, preventing erosion, improving water quality, and suppressing weeds.

What Your Plant Tissue Samples are Trying to Tell You

Every year, across Wisconsin and the Midwest, thousands of plant tissue samples are pulled from corn and soybean fields. They are bagged, labeled and shipped to the lab, and then a report comes back with results. And too often, that is where the story ends. Plant tissue testing is not just about measuring nutrients. It is about making decisions.