It is time to test the soil in your fields for nutrient content and fertilizer recommendations.
Since 2013, we have sampled fields and found soil nitrogen levels up to 168 lbs N per acre. This can be a opportunity to reducing costs without affecting yields. On average, fields can save $15-$20 by reducing fertilizer rates based on soil tests to 24″.
The Mid-Coast IPM Program is equipped to soil test with a hydraulic soil probe that samples to a depth of 24″.
Contact Stephen Biles
361-552-9747 (Office)
361-920-1138 (Mobile) or
biles-sp@tamu.edu
| Nitrogen Levels from soil test in Calhoun, Refugio and Victoria Counties (2013-2017) | |||
| N 0-6″ Lbs/A | N 6-24″ Lbs/A | Total N Lbs/A | |
| Mean | 20.7 | 41.5 | 62.2 |
| Median | 16.0 | 36.3 | 51.2 |
| Max | 72.0 | 120.8 | 168.8 |
| Min | 2.0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
