Exploring soils with 4th graders today. They love testing for carbonates! Thanks to Chuck Rice and soilsdiva for helping with soil cores and plating actinomyces USD 383 K-State Agronomy K-State Research and Extension Soil Science Society of America

Have you ever wondered why different labs recommend different fertilizer rates from the same soil sample? What data supports their interpretation? A national effort is underway to bring transparency to soil test recs! youtu.be/o9d4hoxFjAY Nathan Slaton Brian Arnall Agricultural Research Service

Every now and then you have to take time off for some fun. I hope you are having a great Christmas and I wish you all a happy new year. youtu.be/mRmoMeUvMxQ via YouTube

Excellent example of the interaction between soil properties and soil extractants.

After a month of rain delays, we're finally planting soybeans into our rye #covercrop at the #KAWfieldlab. Kraig Roozeboom Peter Tomlinson

Collecting bulk density #soil samples at the KAW watershed experiment today with ⁦Kendra Stahl-Rose⁩ ⁦KCARE⁩ ⁦K-State Agronomy⁩

New in A&EL - Addressing conservation practice limitations and trade-offs for reducing #phosphorus loss from agricultural fields - Commentary by Kleinman et al. doi.org/10.1002/ael2.2… #OpenAccess @IL_DrainDrop Don Flaten Nathan Nelson Amy Shober Josh McGrath Agricultural Research Service

Fertilizer harms soil health? NO! Despite overwhelming data, the myth persists. Global review by Geisseler & Scow on mineral N ferts of 64 long-term trials. N fertilizer=15% INCREASE microbial biomass, 13% INCREASE SOC. Longer time= better. Watch soil pH lnkd.in/ejP8maR6

Commentary - Acknowledge limitations & trade-offs of individual conservation practices & deploy multiple practices to develop multiple lines of defense against #phosphorus loss doi.org/10.1002/ael2.2… @IL_DrainDrop Don Flaten Nathan Nelson Amy Shober Josh McGrath Agricultural Research Service

Well deserved honor! Congrats to Don!

Join us for the KARA Crop Production Update on 7/8 Dec 2022 for the latest crop technology talks! Many great speakers for a total of 12 CCA CEUs and one 1A credit available! K-State Agronomy Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association Dorivar Ruiz Diaz @KSUCROPS

Here's a paper that anyone can access on the benefits & potential risks of many widely-recommended conservation practices, written by 15 scientists from across North America. Bottom line: no practice is a cure-all and putting the right practice in the right place is important.

Comparing how #conservation practices affect the environment and #farmers’ bottom lines, a K-State Agronomy team found that the most profitable system also had the greatest phosphorus and sediment loss: ow.ly/43X250Nz9PR Kraig Roozeboom Peter Tomlinson 📸: Nathan Nelson

Getting the fertilizer applied for our corn phosphorus response study Josh McGrath

Making good progress with our planting at the #KAWfieldlab. With any luck we will get done before dark

Some days don't go as planned.

History of Fertilizer 101: It's interesting how world events or even events of one country can affect inputs for agriculture so severely. 3 major world events impacted fertilizer use both positively & negatively and impacted the agricultural practices of our farmers.

Listen to the podcast, then check out the #OpenAccess A&EL article by Kleinman, Osmond and team! doi.org/10.1002/ael2.2… Don Flaten Nathan Nelson Amy Shober Josh McGrath Agricultural Research Service

Can we reduce P losses by using new P fertilizers? We are checking it out. Stay tuned in to see the results. Ostara Crystal Green® by Ostara

Day 2 NSLS-II, Brookhaven Lab, Investigating how subtle changes in iron chemistry could impact #soil #phosphorus mobility. #covercrops #phosphorus #sustainability #waterquality Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Kansas Dept of Ag Eli