Relevance Of Soil Testing To Agriculture And The Environment

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June 16, 2000
Issue Paper

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62300/q6wd7414

Task Force Chairs

Eugene J. Kamprath

Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University

Authors

Douglas B. Beegle

Department of Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University

Paul E. Fixen

Potash and Phosphate Institute

Steven C. Hodges

Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University

Brad C. Joern

Department of Agronomy, Purdue University

Antonio P. Mallarino

Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University

Robert O. Miller

Department of Soil and Crop Science, Colorado State University

J. Thomas Sims

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware

Raymond Ward

Ward Laboratories

Ann M. Wolf

Agricultural Analytical Services Labs, The Pennsylvania State University

Abstract

This issue paper helps pinpoint factors that need to be considered as farmers and others use soil tests as a guide to protecting the environment while producing economical food. The issue paper provides perspective on the increasingly important role of soil tests, which farmers have long used in making crop production decisions.

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